Regardless of the format, these recordings are bedrock New Orleans Mardi Gras music. The cover of the 1975 album “Fire On the Bayou” depicts the five Meters — by this point, Cyril Neville ...

Produced and hosted by Peggy Scott Laborde and originally aired in 1988. While We Danced: The Music of Mardi Gras is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone ...

Mardi Gras features music, colorful costumes, and delicious food. When is Mardi Gras? Here's what to know. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Mardi Gras ...

“Mardi Gras,” which is French for "Fat Tuesday," marks the culmination of festivities before the solemn season of Lent. It is a kaleidoscope of colors, music and masked revelry, famously ...

We have assembled something of an introductory course into great Mardi Gras music. Be it Dr. John or Boozoo Chavis, Katey Red or The Wild Magnolias, this is the music that has defined Mardi Gras ...

512-551-2013. Meanwhile Brewing Co. is throwing a Mardi Gras bash on March 2 featuring Big Wy's Brass Band, who will perform from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The event includes free live music, beer and New ...

Many Florida cities are hosting Mardi Gras celebrations, including parades, live music, and food, during the weekend of February 22. Universal Studios Orlando began their Mardi Gras celebrations ...

“Mardi Gras is special and always important to our students. It’s their opportunity to perform for their family, friends, and City of New Orleans,” says Chief Operations Officer of The Roots of Music, ...

Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday is March 4 this year, according to Mardi Gras New Orleans. It is the last day of the Carnival season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of ...

Join in on all the FUN of Panama City Beach Mardi Gras and Music Festival on February 14th - 15th.