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1985-RR-200 LOGGER'S SHEET LOGGER: Ilse Akerberg REEL NUMBER: 1 STAGE: Louisiana narrative DATE: 7/7/85 PRESENTOR: Barry GROUP NAME: REGION/STYLE: [[Strikethrough]] Folk religions [[/Strikethrough]] Rural Mardi Gras PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION [[ Strikethrough]] Charles Taylor - White Cloud Hunters Lucy Mike King - St. Joseph's altar decorator Clifford Blake - cotton press caller Canray Fontenot - fiddle Bois Sec Ardoin Allie Young [[/Strikethrough]] Dewey Balfa - Lee Manuel - fiddle CONTENTS 1. Traditions of mardi gras. 2. Riders in Mardi gras. 3. "Mardi Gras song" 4. Barry talks of offerings to riders. 5. Talk of chaos during Mardi Gras riding & rough activities. 6. Musicians during the mardi gras run. 7. Mardi gras dress. 8. Role of man macho & woman in mardi gras run. 9. Women's mardi gras run. 10. Skits done in mardi gras. 11. 12. 13.