Rising Stars Fife & Drum at 419 Decatur St

The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park 

 and the 

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve 

 present the 

Rising Stars Fife & Drum

Saturday at 12:00 noon

 At the National Park Service French Quarter Visitor Center 

419 Decatur St, New Orleans 

 This program is free and open to the public.

Fife and drum music has a long history in African American folk culture. Many accounts survive of black fife and drum units accompanying soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Otha Turner, founder of the long-running Rising Star Fif & Drum Band, was born in rural Rankin County, Mississippi, around 1907, and began playing the fife as a boy. After his death his granddaughter Shardé Thomas took over the band.

Fees

The program is free and open to the public.

Location

National Park Service French Quarter visitor center - 419 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Latitude and Longitude 29.954809, -90.064754

Schedule

12:00 noon to 2:00 pm Central Time

Event Type

• Cultural/Craft Demonstration
• Performance
• Talk