by Mr Mummer | Dec 31, 2016 | Blog
Let’s have some fun and predict who will win 1st prize in the string band and fancy brigade division. Post your predictions in the comments section. Happy New Years Eve.
by Mr Mummer | Dec 31, 2016 | Blog
Get your String Band music fix. Check out: http://quakercitystringband.com/radio/
by Mr Mummer | Dec 27, 2016 | Blog
Below are the 2017 Fancy Brigade themes. Fancy Brigade Theme Captain 1. Purple Magic Speak Easy Michael Orlando Jr 2. Clevemore Oh Those Places You’ll Go Ralph Tursi 3. Avenuers Steam Punk Bob Fitzmaurice 4. 2nd St. Shooters The New Fire Ceremony Rich Lind 5. Satin...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 26, 2016 | Blog
I pulled all of the information people have been asking me lately and put together a 2017 Mummers Parade Guide.
by Mr Mummer | Dec 24, 2016 | Blog
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. May the melody and spirit of the holidays fill your home with love and peace. Enjoy a selection of string bands playing Christmas...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 22, 2016 | Blog
There is an interesting story on Philly.com today about the role of women in the Mummers Parade designing costumes and gluing feathers. When I read the story about the “Girls of Mummer”, it reminded me of an interesting email I received about two women who...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog
The Philadelphia Mummers Parade. A 116 year old tradition in the City of Brotherly Love. It has grown, evolved, struggled and revised itself over the course of its life and in this film, by Mike Jacobs and Matt Church, the story is brought to...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 19, 2016 | Blog
It began as a way for women to help women, to lift each other up, even in this frenzied holiday season. And, for Sally Miller and her daughter, it began with one simple Pinterest pin. “My daughter and I were looking for some way to give back, something to do,” the...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 19, 2016 | Blog
Mummers Hall of Fame broadcaster, Steve Highsmith released a new book today called “Philadelphia Mummers”. Below is the description: The Philadelphia Mummers are costumed individuals and families who celebrate by “strutting” and performing on...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 16, 2016 | String Bands
SugarHouse Casino will serve as the title sponsor for the New Year’s Day Mummers Parade for the next four parades, guaranteeing one of Philadelphia’s oldest traditions will run through 2020. SugarHouse, the 2017 sponsor, announced the three year extension...
