Monthly Archives: April 2007

Alan Johnston

Posted on 2007-04-30 by Eddie

Missing since 12 March

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Old Time Junkanoo (part 2)

Posted on 2007-04-26 by Eddie

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 →

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Drummer boys (part 2)

Posted on 2007-04-18 by Eddie

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

Posted on 2007-04-18 by Eddie

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 →

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Flower petals falling …

Posted on 2007-04-18 by Eddie

It’s really sad that I see this picture and I immediately think about snow … from: BBC NEWS | In Pictures | Day in pictures

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On winning

Posted on 2007-04-15 by Eddie

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 →

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Old Time Junkanoo

Posted on 2007-04-14 by Eddie

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 →

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Things I miss in Junkanoo

Posted on 2007-04-13 by Eddie

wooden drums carpet fringe the hill beat the slow beat sifter masks steeple hats watching for free rushing up and down Bay

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You’ve got to be kidding…

Posted on 2007-04-13 by Eddie

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Separating the sheep from the goats

Posted on 2007-04-13 by Eddie

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 →

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