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Mardi Gras are greeting the people that will give them something for there Gumbo! The Mardi Gras run is called the Tee Mamou/Iota Mardi Gras runjust wanted to let everyone know if they search for a town called Tee Mamou they will not find it. The song also may sound really stupid in english but when its sung in french with the music and seeing the Mardi Gras dance to it, you get a sense how our people used to live. TEE MAMOU IOTA MARDI GRAS SONG 2009 Tee Mamou Mardi Gras at one of their early stopssinging the traditional "Mardi Gras" song (in French) while passing a good time©2017 JRichardPhotos The Tee Mamou version of "La Chanson de Mardi Gras" is believed to have its origins in a French song from about 400 years ago. "Rural Mardi Gras: Iota Louisiana Though the households to be visited along the route are pre-arranged, the capitaine asks permission from the head of the house for the Mardi Gras to enter. Yes, begging! In Tee-Mamou, the capitaine raises a flag to let Mardi Gras runners know to dismount their trucks and approach the house, chanting a traditional “begging song” called Le chanson de Mardi Gras. Communities throughout Louisiana's central prairies have their own particular take on Courir de Mardi Gras. Occasionally, especially around Mardi Gras, the radio stations will even play an earlier version recorded by Nathan Abshire and Dewey Balfa (the most famous of the Brothers)—a field recording from 1961 released as “The Mardi Gras Song” on J. D. Miller’s Kajun label, for which the musicians iconically imitated the sounds of hoof clops However, a significant deviation among the Mardi Gras songs occur in that the Tee Mamou and Post variants ask what the Mardi Gras carries, whereas the Grand Marais version states, "Mardi Gras behave yourself:" Another distinction is the reference to the dregs/rinsings which are consumed in the Grand Marais song but not in the Grand Marais song * The Basile song, like the popular Mardi Gras song sung during the Mamou, Eunice, and many other courirs, says that the Mardi Gras come from "l'Angleterre" or England. This would seem to be an unlikely point of origin for the Mardi Gras in Southwest Louisiana. On the surface, the behaviour of the Mardi Gras often seems to approach chaos. In reality, there is a very strong system of rules which underlies and controls the ritual. All Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras must learn these rules as well as the song at mandatory organizational meetings. The 37th annual Tee-Mamou Iota Mardi Gras Folk Life Festival is fast approaching and we can't wait to see you there! Full event information can and entertainment schedule can be found below. Mardi Gras 2025 Welcome to the Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival! This year marks the 37th anniversary of the festival in downtown Dance for a Chicken: The Cajun Mardi Gras. By Pat Mire . Mardi Gras celebrations assume the shape of a community and immediately reflect the strong conservative and innovative spirit needed for a healthy society. One Mardi Gras tradition which is often misunderstood and usually profoundly affects the sensibilities of outsiders is the rural Mardi Gras Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival takes place on Duson Avenue in Iota. Local craft vendors set up shop along the street, selling mostly hand-made traditional crafts. Full lineup of Cajun and Zydeco musicians perform on stage, and there is also a small stage where jam sessions take place and young Cajun musicians showcase their talent. 9:00 am - Catholic Mass on Stage 9:30 am - Festival Opening Ceremonies National Anthem 10:00 am - Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco RoadRunners 12:30 pm - Scotty Pousson & Pointe aux Loup Playboys 1:00 pm - Les Tous Petit Mardi Gras (Children's) 2:30 pm - Tee Mamou Iota Mardi Gras Parade Through Town 3:00 Tee Mamou courir de Mardi Gras in Iota will be held in Downtown Iota from 9 am to 5 pm; Crowley will host Carnival D’ Acadie on Mardi Gras day. We will have bands for everyone to come out and In Tee-Mamou, the capitaine raises a flag to let Mardi Gras runners know to dismount their horses and approach the house, chanting a traditional “begging song” called Le Chanson de Mardi Gras. Communities throughout Louisiana’s central prairies have their own particular take on Courir de Mardi Gras. In general, though, revelers go from In Tee-Mamou, the capitaine raises a flag to let Mardi Gras runners know to dismount their trucks and approach the house, chanting a traditional begging song called Le chanson de Mardi Gras. This community hosts one of the most remarkable celebrations, which draws many visitors to events on the Saturday preceding Fat Tuesday. When you think of Mardi Gras, New Orleans probably comes to mind. Tee-Mamou Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival Facebook Page . There’s a traditional song The town of Iota, or Tee-Mamou as it’s called around the area, is the site of the Mardi Gras Folklife Festival and the Tee-Mamou Courir. Meaning “little Mamou,” Iota is located 25 miles southwest of Mamou, also known as Grand Mamou or Big Mamou. Their courir travels in a converted cattle trailer and makes its way into town for the "This song is sung once a year during the traditional « Courir » (running) of Mardi Gras. In rural Cadien (Cajun) Louisiana, horsemen would organize on Mardi Gras day. Under the directions of the Capitaine, they would visit the surrounding farmsteads in search of ingredients for a communal gumbo.
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