The New Mongrels, a collective musical society, have a long history that goes back to the Civil War. As the story goes, a soldier named Henry Brooke who came back from the bloody war shell-shocked and deaf in one ear had an idea. The plan was to promote joy through song that unified all creatures -- men, women, as well as dogs. This might sound a bit quirky, but in 1866, Henry was granted a charter by Smythe County, Virginia and the members set out drinking and singing promoting the moral code o...
The New Mongrels, a collective musical society, have a long history that goes back to the Civil War. As the story goes, a soldier named Henry Brooke who came back from the bloody war shell-shocked and deaf in one ear had an idea. The plan was to promote joy through song that unified all creatures -- men, women, as well as dogs. This might sound a bit quirky, but in 1866, Henry was granted a charter by Smythe County, Virginia and the members set out drinking and singing promoting the moral code o...
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