by Mr Mummer | Dec 29, 2018 | Blog
2018 Fancy Brigades Results 2nd place Vikings King Neptune’s Return to the Reef...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 29, 2018 | Blog
Below is the complete list of string band themes for the 2019 Mummers Parade. Be sure to check out the 2019 Mummers Parade Guide for the currently available information about the 2019 Mummers Parade.
by Mr Mummer | Dec 29, 2018 | Blog
Days before the Mummers strut up Broad Street from South Philadelphia to City Hall, the judges and division leaders gather inside the basement of the Mummers Museum in Pennsport to break bread and go over the ground rules. Read More
by Mr Mummer | Dec 29, 2018 | Blog
Earlier this month, I wrote about the retirement of the Peter A. Broomall String Band after the 2019 Mummers Parade. The members of Broomall String Band are expected to regroup as the Jersey String Band for the 2020 Mummers Parade. Below is an article that goes into...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
The Mummers are preparing for its New Year’s Day parade along Broad Street. Two indoor shows, called the Fancy Brigade Finale, will also take place on Jan. 1, and Wednesday is move-in day at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Twelve Fancy Brigade clubs are...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
There is always something that needs to be tweaked for the parade, and mummers are getting very little rest this week, like South Philadelphia’s Rich Porko. “Add some sequins, add some glitter, add some feathers,” said 73-year-old Porko, who has been...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
Joe Trafficante marched in the Christmas parade in West Cape May this year with one of the heftier instruments on the musical spectrum: a 45-pound bass saxophone. For a guy who just learned to play the big horn in the last year or so, he did great — but for one rookie...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
Brad Bowen remembers picking up the banjo for the very first time more than a decade ago. For the musician, who is now 23 years old, his grativation towards the instrument was nearly inevitable, as the Glassboro, NJ native descends from a long lineage of Fralinger...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
2018 String Band Results 4th place Fralinger Movie Chromatic ...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
The City of Philadelphia today released the following road closures and parking restrictions for the 2019 Mummers Parade. Parking restrictions will begin the evening of Thursday, December 27 along portions the parade route, which starts at City Hall and moves south...
