by Mr Mummer | May 5, 2015 | Blog
Happy Cinco de Mayo. Enjoy some Mexican inspired string band themes from the...
by Mr Mummer | May 4, 2015 | String Bands
The String Band Spring Strut intended to give Philadelphians another chance to see bands that balked at marching in snow and rain in the 1989 New Year’s Day parade. The Mummers’ reluctance to get their plumes wet and Mayor Goode’s refusal to postpone...
by Mr Mummer | May 4, 2015 | Blog
Pennsport String Band captain, Charlie Nicholas, is a familiar site on New Year’s Day. Nicholas had to put down his umbrella recently to recover from double knee replacement surgery. Read the full story and watch the video on PHL17’s website.
by Mr Mummer | May 2, 2015 | Blog
The 141st renewal of the Kentucky Derby, “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports” is today. I’m a big horse racing fan, so it was interesting to come across Garden State String Band’s 1985 theme, “A Day At The Races”. There have been...
by Mr Mummer | May 1, 2015 | Blog
I found this interesting documentary about the DelBuono Costume Shop and how they create the elaborate costumes for the Mummers Parade....
by Mr Mummer | Apr 21, 2015 | Blog
On New Year’s Day, Al Día News Managing Editor Sabrina Vourvoulias tweeted about the similarities between the Mummers and San Mateo Carnavalero, and began a conversation: Why haven’t the two joined forces. At the Taller Puertorriqueño “Filadelfia: New Perspective...
by Mr Mummer | Apr 12, 2015 | Blog
Here is a cool String Band jam session from the 2015 Mummers Mardi Gras.
by Mr Mummer | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog
Polish American String Band announced on Facebook a new crowd funding campaign. Below is the information about the campaign. We, at Polish American, are proud to share with you the launch of our all-new Crowd-Funding Campaign platform partnered with GoFundMe....
by Mr Mummer | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog
The Battle of Appomattox Court House, fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. It was the final engagement of Confederate Army general Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered to the...
