Monday, February 4, 2013

Preview of the Gloucester Mardi Gras

Barbara & Brian Blake of
The Unknown Tongues
Newport Rotary enjoyed a preview of the Gloucester Mardi Gras during its regular meeting on February 4, 2013 at the Newport Rotary Club.

Program Chair Joe Garner introduced Barbara and Brian Blake, two of The Unknown Tongues, the Cajun Zydeco Band that is key to organizing the event. They described the origins of the festival, previewed some of the attractions, and played three songs illustrating different styles of music prevalent in Louisiana. You may enjoy a video clip below.

Barbara Blake was a Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange Team Member to Bolivia about 10 years ago, and recounted that it was one of the highlight experiences of her life.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love it. See/hear you on Saturday!

Anonymous said...

Thanks Bevin! Bryan and I have been marvelling at Newport Rotary's use of electronic media - great blog and website. Have a great adventure - I'll be looking for updates! Barbara
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