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Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows May 25th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Celebrating the National Heritage Fellows

Join us this Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows. Each year, the NEA recognizes traditional artists for their excellence and contributions to our nation’s heritage. It’s the highest award in the traditional arts. This year’s honorees include: Filipino rondalla musician Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon; Osage ribbon worker and ceramicist Anita Fields; documentary filmmaker and preservationist Tom Davenport; Louisiana’s Winnsboro Easter Rock gospel ensemble; Hill Country blues drummer and guitarist Cedric Burnside; Puerto Rican mundillo lace weaver Nellie Vera; Irish flute and whistle maven Joanie Madden; Chicago tap dancer Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin; and the Mexican American band from East Los Angeles, Los Lobos. Plus music from prior awardees including Del McCoury, Mavis Staples, Dr. Michael White and John Lee Hooker.

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DANCE YOUR BLUES AWAY ON MARDI GRAS DAY

February 6th, 2013

We’re hitting the streets this week to celebrate – what else? – Mardi Gras! We’ll meet parade float builders, visit the Backstreet Cultural Museum in Treme, discover a skull and bone gang and baby dolls, follow Mardi Gras Indians and learn why flamingos flock to Baton Rouge this time of year.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Bourbon Street Parade Coolbone Brass Band
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Sound of New Orleans
  • Go To the Mardi Gras Professor Longhair
    Mardi Gras Essentials, Hip-O
  • New Orleans Big Boy Myles with Mac Rebennack's Orchestra
    We Love to Rock 'N' Roll, West Side
  • Louisiana Twist "June Bug" Bailey
    Shreveport Stomp Vol.1, Ram Records, Ace
  • South Rampart Street Parade Coolbone Brass Band
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Sound of New Orleans
  • Canal Street Blues Dr. Michael White
    Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album 2005, Nonesuch
  • Instrumental: Seven-Ay Pocky Way Jason Marsalis
    Music in Motion, Basin Street
  • SEGMENT: Sylvester Francis of the Backstreet Cultural Museum

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  • Do Whatcha Wanna Pt. 3 Rebirth Brass Band
    Mardi Gras Party, Rhino
  • Jock-A-Mo James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford
    Mardi Gras Essentials, Hip-O
  • Manteca Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band
    A Carnival of Cuban Music, Rounder
  • O Coco da Galinha Galactic featuring Moyseis Marques
    Carnivale Electricos, Anti-
  • Instrumental: Second Line Part I Stop, Inc.
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
  • SEGMENT: The Knights of Chaos Floats with Royal Artists

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  • Street Parade Earl King
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
  • Big Chief Donald Harrison
    Indian Blues, Candid
  • Sew, Sew, Sew White Cloud Hunters
    Blue Routes, Candid
  • Meet da Boys on the Battle Front Wild Tchoupitoulas
    The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Island
  • End Bed: Lily of the Valley Panorama Brass Band
    17 Days, Panorama Records

HOUR two

  • Going Back to New Orleans Joe Liggins & the Honey Drippers
    Creole Kings of New Orleans, Specialty
  • Carnival Days Dave Bartholomew
    Mardi Gras Essentials, Hip-O
  • (Talkin' About the) Zulu King James & Troy Andrews with Donald Harrison Jr. & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
    12 & Shorty, Keep Swingin'
  • SEGMENT: Mardi Gras Day with Bone Gang and Baby Dolls

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  • Iko Iko The Dixie Cups
    Mardi Gras in New Orleans Vol. II, Mardi Gras
  • Mardi Gras Boogie Big Joe Turner
    Tell Me Pretty Baby, Arhoolie
  • Instrumental: Honeydripper Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
    Play the Blues, Rhino
  • SEGMENT: Spanish Town Mardi Gras in Baton Rouge, LA

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  • Judy in Disguise John Fred and the Playboy Band
    Absolutely the Best of John Fred and the Playboy Band, Varese Sarabande
  • Stay All Night The Red Stick Ramblers
    Bring It On Down, Memphis International
  • Dance All Night Boozoo Chavis
    Who Stole My Monkey, Rounder
  • Instrumental: Empty Bottle Stomp Wallace 'Cheese' Read
    Folksongs of the Louisiana Acadians, Arhoolie
  • Nou Ka Pase (Sewinal Song) Folk Research Center of St. Lucia
    Musical Traditions of St. Lucia, Folkways
  • Chant de Mardi Gras The Ardoin Family
    Zodico: Louisiana Creole Music, Rounder
  • Mardi Gras Coteau
    Highly Seasoned Cajun Music, Rounder
  • Walk Through the Streets of the City Joe Lastie Jr. & the Lastie Family Gospel
    Joe Lastie Jr. & the Lastie Family Gospel, Preservation Hall
  • Wade in the River Dejan's Olympia Brass Band
    New Orleans: Rebuild, Restore, Rejoice, Mardi Gras
  • End Bed: Walking Home Donald Harrison with Dr. John
    Indian Blues, Candid

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