by Mr Mummer | May 11, 2015 | Blog
Enjoy a couple bizarre moments in Mummers history. Post your favorite Mummers blooper or bizarre moment below. The captain of Ukrainian American String Band slips and falls on his back and can’t get up. An electrical transformer explodes while Polish American...
by Mr Mummer | May 10, 2015 | Blog
Duffy String Band is playing a free outdoor concert on Thursday evening May 14 at the Mummers Museum. Thursday evenings from May through September, the Mummers Museum holds a free outdoor string band concert under the stars. Bring your family and some lawn chairs,...
by Mr Mummer | May 10, 2015 | Blog
Happy Mum’s Day. Enjoy some Mom inspired string band...
by Mr Mummer | May 7, 2015 | Blog
For Throwback Thursday, enjoy Ferko String Band performing “Sing A Little Melody” from 1955. Sing A Little Melody is the B-side of Ferko’s platinum single Alabama Jubilee. ...
by Mr Mummer | May 6, 2015 | String Bands
Here is Durning String Band’s full set from the 1995 String Band Weekend.
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....
