Mr Mummer+ by | Jan 11, 2019 | Blog
Below is a slideshow of String Band photos from the 2019 Mummers Parade. I took the photos at the staging area on Market St. and JFK Blvd. Unfortunately, I didn’t get photos of all the bands. Hope you enjoy the photos.... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Jan 4, 2019 | String Bands
Every January I receive multiple emails, tweets, and messages from people asking about the String Band Show of Shows. The most frequent question I get is “When is the Show of Shows going to be held?”. As most of you know who follow this blog, the String... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog
Click on the Themes to rewatch the 2019 Fancy Brigade performances. Fancy Brigade Themes 1. Satin Slipper Clans Of Scotland: A Search For The Aurora Borealis 2. Golden Crown Fall From Grace 3. Clevemore Be Our Guest 4. Vikings The Galatic Circus: Coming To A Planet... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Jan 4, 2019 | Blog
Click on the Themes to rewatch the 2019 String Band performances. String Band Themes 1. Greater Kensington Amen! 2. Durning Sea You Later 3. Pennsport Midnight Madness At The Art Museum 4. * Broomall The Last Masqued Parade 5. Greater Overbrook Spirits Of The Canyon... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Jan 1, 2019 | Blog
You can see the 2019 mummers Parade results by clicking the link below. Stay patient, I’m working on getting the remaining results. http://www.mrmummer.com/2019-mummers-parade-results/... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Jan 1, 2019 | Blog
The 2019 Mummers Parade will be televised on PHL17 in the Philadelphia area. Also, the parade will be streamed live online for everyone worldwide. For those outside of the Philadelphia area, this is how you will be able to watch the parade. There is no Roku app to... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog
Who knows what News Year’s Day celebrations in Philadelphia would look like had it not been for the childhood antics of a city councilman in the 1800s. While mummery dates back hundreds of years in some European cultures, come Jan. 1, Philadelphia will ring in... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog
2018 Fancy Brigades Results 1st place Golden Crown Out of the Web ... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog
2018 String Band Results 1st Place South Philadelphia West In Peace ... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog
The 2019 Mummers Parade will be televised on PHL17 in the Philadelphia area. Also, the parade will be streamed live online for everyone worldwide. For those outside of the Philadelphia area, this is how you will be able to watch the parade. There is no Roku app to... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog
The projected forecast for the 2019 Mummers Parade is sunny with a high of 64 degrees. January 1, 2019 could possibly tie or break the record for warmest New Years Day in Philadelphia. The current record is 64 degrees on January 1, 2005. The average high in... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 30, 2018 | Blog
2018 String Band Results 2nd place Quaker City Fiddling With Tradition ... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 30, 2018 | Blog
Below is the link to the complete list of fancy brigade 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. ... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 30, 2018 | Blog
“I’m a Mum freak,” he said of that quintessential Philly event, the annual Mummers strut on New Year’s Day. “As a kid you can’t wait.” The Mummers Parade first started in 1901; 83 years later, Carman Maniaci would join the Avalon String Band. This is the fourth... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 29, 2018 | Blog
2018 Fancy Brigades Results 2nd place Vikings King Neptune’s Return to the Reef... 
Mr Mummer+ by | 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. ...Mr Mummer+ by | 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... 
Mr Mummer+ by | 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...Mr Mummer+ by | 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... 
Mr Mummer+ by | 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... 
Mr Mummer+ by | 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... 
Mr Mummer+ by | 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... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
Here are the 2019 String Band and Fancy Brigade Scoring Sheets. Download and print the Scoring Sheet by clicking on the links below. 2019 String Band Scoring Sheet 2019 Fancy Brigade Scoring Sheet Please share the scoring sheets with all mummers fans. Also,... 
Mr Mummer+ by | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog
2018 String Band Results 4th place Fralinger Movie Chromatic ... 
Mr Mummer+ by | 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... 
