Stay Tuned For My Experiences During Mardi Gras Celebrations, And Doing Other Cool Stuff In New Orleans! Will Share Travel Tips, Culture, Music, And Of Course, What To Eat!
One of the things about Mardi Gras celebrations that I love is the music. The songs, the horns, especially along with the brass bands, just get me caught up in a party flow no matter where I am. Kermit Ruffins, native New Orleans trumpet player and vocalist, teamed up with the renowned Rebirth Brass Band on their rendition of "Mardi Gras Day". You can play the video below to listen.
Feel free to post comments below and let me know what you'd like to see here. Thanks for stopping by. Sondra Carpenter The Mardi Gras Girl
The Krewe du Vieux, one of New Orleans more controversial Mardi Gras krewes, will be parading Saturday, February 11, 2017. The name of their krewe is formally Krewe du Vieux Carré, and Vieux Carré is French for the French Quarter, a very popular neighborhood in New Orleans. They marched for the first time in 1987 and have been a local favorite with their satirical and amusing adult parade themes. "Where The Vile Things Are" and “Habitat for Insanity” are just a couple of examples. Also they continue to parade in the traditional fashion with mule drawn carriages in addition to other parade floats. Krewe du Vieux was the first krewe to march during Mardi Gras after Hurricane Katrina in 2006. They gained national attention for facing adversity with humor.
One of the many special components of the Mardi Gras parades are the marching bands. They consist primarily of local area high schools and the most famous is from the St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. They are known as "The Marching 100" to their fans and are considered one of the best high school marching bands in the United States. They have played in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Super Bowl, also during a celebration for Pope John Paul II. Check out the video below to see them in action!
