1956 Mummers String Bands

[@josephquattrone7041]

My First NYD Parade...With Fralinger....age 14 😊😊😊 Lifelong Commitment of JOY AND THE BEST OF FRIENDS

[@mizzmead8077]

Fond Memories of the Philly Mummers. Great music, artists, costumers. Plus the sentiment of nostalgia. My home town

[@joelleson3313]

My brother and I went "up the street" in 1956 with the Hammond Comic Club. Then we'd do the real fun parade on "2 Street". The different captains of the Mummers clubs would present a dozen roses to the Mother Superior of Mt. Carmel Parish's convent. Some of the best years of this 78 year old's life.

[@irishpatti2736]

I Remember this Well! My Father & 5 Brothers went up every Year, and would March down to Our Parish ~ Our Lady of Mount Carmel for Father Wassel and the Sisters of Mercy! My 71 Year Old Heart is Smilin', along with My Irish Eyes ☘️😇☘️

[@auapplemac1976]

I was sixteen and always watched the parade on tv even though it was in B&W. Thanks for taking me back to another time.

[@thebluedragon1532]

These are the times my mother Loved!!! B4 all the Broadway-ish showmanship and props and dancing and. . .

[@joyciejd9673]

I remember watching the Mummers Parade on TV with my Mom on New Years' Day. How they fascinated me and I loved those banjos! Not the same now. I appreciate this video of the Mummers as I remember them. Old time. Rose of Washington Square!

[@thebluedragon1532]

My mom kept a book on her lap and kept her own score sheet. She'd verite down the themes and the music and costume colors. She SO loved the String Bands. I tried to pass that on to my kids but my hubby was a ¥§∆√¥€¢£§ in English a jerk.

[@JimmySell]

Old school, for sure.

[@DanPurdy1]

When I was a kid in Williamsport back then, this is what we would see on TV. I still love the Mummers. As someone posted, the banjos were it back then, not the saxes.

[@tessi237]

I love them!!!!! Bring our parade back to South Broad Street

[@dllively7771]

My very first mummers parade attendance. Pop was a LT PPD & stopped by - sitting in one of those old time cycle side cars - where my mom & siblings watched from west side of Spruce Street, very near this vid’s vantage point. Only part of the mummers i liked was - & still is - the string bands, though to-day they have more horns (saxes, it seems) than strings [(banjos, violins & upright double-basses (which was impressive the dudes marched playing back then)]. The embedded old timey mummers music is sweeeeeet. Thanks for sharing.

[@Fran7046]

This is how I remember mummers. I can really hear the banjos with sax accompaniment...but I love the suits of today!

[@victoke]

I enjoy the music most of all...I am partial to the mummers of days gone for the music...

[@donnakissinger1694]

I always enjoyed there music and fantastic costumes. I was 7 years old at the time and was glued to the tv set when they would come on. Awesome. 😊😊😊😊

[@WilliamDavis-jo1ug]

What a fantastic video. My Father and Grandfather was a member of Quaker City. My Dad played the saxophone, my Grandfather played banjo. I have a photo of my Dad in that costume but never thought I would see them on film. thank you!

[@ElleCee62978]

If any of these bands are Polish American, my dad was a 16 year old Accordion player. He marched from 1955-1991.

[@shabibbabing5825]

Thanks for posting this Russ, both my parents were "Two Streeters" . I one grandmother lived at 2nd and McKean which means I spent countless New Years Days standing outside Quaker City's club house. So many memories!

[@edbielicki8404]

bravo@zulu been a mummers fan since 1950 lol to the mummers

[@gregoryrogers5027]

I like the sound of the old mummers bands. I like the dominite sound of the strumming banjos without the drums. Also I like to here complete songs without all the silly sax runs. The bands were beautiful back then with every member wearing a back piece. Rather then presenting a frontal broadway style production it was a real parade that could be seen from all sides.

[@deedianeb4875]

YES so do I, find it here

[@sarahb9240]

So awesome! Thank you for posting.

[@avivit198544765]

Очень трогательно.

[@henryyates1813]

This is the wind in the Mummers Parade for the Mummers Parade the costumes the ostrich feathers beautiful beautiful free beautiful everything not like today where it's at and it's it's if you take medicine video you'll see a station wagon coming up behind the band that station wagon was loaded with booze each member had a pocket sewn into their costumes so they kept a bottle on them when they had the opportunity would pass it around to the people standing out there watching them it was amazing good Nirvana still with no protests everybody there green black white purple whoever they are whatever faith were there to watch the parade and enjoy life that's what it's all about

[@avivit198544765]

Дай бог счастья их потомкам!

[@kitsnow5307]

They don't make music like that anymore.

[@paulietteburnett7270]

Pauliette Burnett maiden servant serviceable

[@DanPurdy1]

The video and audio back then were not all that good. It was better live on TV.