November 23rd, 2011 • SEGMENT

From The Show: 2011 NEA Heritage Fellowship Concert

From the show "2011 NEA Heritage Fellowship Concert" originally aired on November 23rd, 2011

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April 24th, 2002 • INTERVIEW:

From The Show: Jazz Fest / Wild Magnolias

A New Orleans institution, Bo Dollis remembers his early involvement in "humbugs" with the Mardi Gras Indians and later his role as Chief of the Wild Magnolias.

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March 1st, 2000 • SEGMENT

From The Show: Mardi Gras

From the show "Mardi Gras" originally aired on March 1st, 2000

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February 6th, 2013 • FULL SHOW • read more

Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day

We're hitting the streets this week to celebrate - what else? - Mardi Gras! We'll meet parade float builders, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum in Treme, discover a skull and bone gang and baby dolls, follow Mardi Gras Indians and learn why flamingos flock to Baton Rouge this time of year.

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February 15th, 2012 • FULL SHOW • read more

Dance Your Blues Away on Mardi Gras Day

We're hitting the streets this week to celebrate - what else? - Mardi Gras! We'll meet parade float builders, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum in Treme, discover a skull and bone gang and baby dolls, follow Mardi Gras Indians and learn why flamingos flock to Baton Rouge this time of year.

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February 21st, 2001 • FULL SHOW • read more

Carnival Knowledge

The music of Mardi Gras across the Americas, with glances at the history and customs surrounding it, featuring the sounds of New Orleans' famed celebration: brass bands, parades, Mardi Gras Indians, Creole cowboys and more. Music includes Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Ry Cooder, and Beau Jocque.

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March 1st, 2000 • FULL SHOW • read more

Mardi Gras

The music of Carnival across the Americas, with glances at the surrounding history and customs, plus tape from New Orleans' celebration: brass bands, parades, Mardi Gras Indians, Creole cowboys and more.

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April 21st, 2010 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Making New Orleans Music

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November 19th, 2008 • FROM THE PLAYLIST

Making New Orleans Music

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