Junkanoo heads to Georgia

Read storyJunkanoo is heading to Georgia this week, as Barabbas and the Tribe prepare for their annual visit.

Quenton "Barabbas" Woodside originally took the group as a birthday present to his friend, Jack Flanigan who lives in Tybee Island.

The group was a hit, performing at Flanigan's restaurant and in the town's St. Patrick's Day Parade.

That was in 2004 and Woodside has been back every year since, despite increasing difficulty finding funding to make the trip.

This year he is appealing to the public for support for what has become an unofficial Junkanoo ambassadorship.

Full Story in The Nassau Guardian here