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...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 27, 2018 | Blog
2018 Fancy Brigades Results 4th place Shooting Stars Beyond the Stars ...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 27, 2018 | Blog
The Mummers Parade 2019 kicks off on January 1, 2019, in Philadelphia PA. Below is the expected TV times and finalized parade route for the 2019 Mummers Parade. View the 2019 Mummers Parade Route and TV Times
by Mr Mummer | Dec 26, 2018 | Blog
Louie Castelli, the 26-year-old South Philly project manager and professional disc jockey is harnessing everything he’s learned about spectacle, performance, and the South Philly Vikings and channeling the skills into his latest project — serving as captain of the...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 26, 2018 | Blog
In February, Fitzmaurice Sr. nominated his son to take over for him. He accepted the nomination, and when nobody in the club decided to run against him, Fitzmaurice Jr. became the club’s newest captain. It was a day that Avenuers co-captain Dario Sanchez felt coming...
by Mr Mummer | Dec 26, 2018 | Blog
The third floor of the Avalon String Band clubhouse on Two Street in South Philadelphia is called The Sweatshop. It’s crammed with decades of old costumes, racks of ribbons, tubs of feathers, buckets of sequins — and two people working slavishly. Read...
