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Category Archives: Junkanoo stories
Rain Children…
I like to consider myself an athlete. Most of my life I’ve participated in running, cycling, and soccer. These three sports are all-weather activities – no such thing as a rain delay or rain cancellation (well not entirely true – … Continue reading →
One-step, two-step
Just about all dances in junkanoo are variations on two basic moves: the one-step and the two-step. Robert Bain shared this insight with me when we both rushed in the back line of One Family. Of course, at the time, … Continue reading →
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Old Time Junkanoo (part 2)
Still collecting recordings of junkanoo from years gone by. Here is a clip of the recording on Chippie’s album “Carnival in Paradise” I’ve only included about a minute of it – but the full clip is even better. Slides are … Continue reading →
Drummer boys (part 2)
There came a time when the only remaining Westerners rushing were Adrian and me. I continued to rush scrap with him even after I had joined with One Family. Once it was just me rushing by myself, I realised that … Continue reading →
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Drummer boys
When I was growing up in Junkanoo, drummers were in high demand. I don’t know what it was about drumming, whether it wasn’t as glamorous as other aspects of junkanoo, but there always seemed to be a shortage of good … Continue reading →
On winning
I have a huge amount of respect for Stan Burnside. I remember when One Family was first formed and he was one of the movers and shakers in the new group. I remember after the first Boxing Day and New … Continue reading →
Old Time Junkanoo
I’m trying to put together some old recordings of junkanoo. Unfortunately not very many are commercially available. I’ve assembled a short clip of some tracks that are available at Global Sounds or Folkways. Unfortunately none of them are recorded live … Continue reading →
Things I miss in Junkanoo
wooden drums carpet fringe the hill beat the slow beat sifter masks steeple hats watching for free rushing up and down Bay
Separating the sheep from the goats
This phrase in the Bible always puzzled me. Why would you need to separate sheep from goats? How could they possibly get mixed up in the first place? You see, growing up I didn’t have much first hand experience with … Continue reading →
Sternos
I remember the first time I saw a sterno in someone’s drum on Bay. It was one of those simple but beautiful solutions to an age-old problem: how to keep your drum warm at least all the way down Bay. … Continue reading →
