Category Archives: Junkanoo stories

Junkanoo Themes are a big thing these days. For last year’s parade, a special ceremony was held where group representatives announced their themes and read the synopsis, a “short” description of the theme. Well, I wasn’t there, but looking at … Continue reading →

To most people the Westerners are a “scrap group”. We’ve always called ourselves “Old Time Junkanoo”. I’m not going to quibble about names. More and more the Big groups, and the general public for that matter, tend to dismiss “scrap” … Continue reading →

I’m not sure whether my earliest junkanoo memories are of watching junkanoo or actually rushing. I know I can remember my grandmother walking my Nico and I down to Bay St even before they changed the route to go on … Continue reading →