1959 Philadelphia Mummers String Bands 

Watching mummers today and looking up old videos thank u! Being a mummer is something to be proud of I hope it continues on for my grandchildren.

Little did I know that when I was 8 in Delaware county and listening to this on New Year's that I would be listening to it again when I was 71 actually in Alabama in Mobile county. I'm so homesick

God bless you for all the uploaded videos you submit. I was 13 years old at this parade. I took 8MM movies at this parade but it was so cold, my camera froze solid. I can't stop the tears of joy every time I watch this video. I want to take my whole family back to Philadelphia in the hope the parade will be even close to what I remember as a kid. God bless you for posting these videos.

До сих пор музыка живая яркая

We lived at road and porter growinh up moved to 15th street. Dad marched ever year in durning string band how well I remember

I REMEMBER Thanks for the memory.

I wish they'd come to New York as guests in our parades. They're great.

Costumes starting at 1:43 blow my mind every time!

I love the Mummers, I just want to strut when I hear them play . The history of the music 🎶 and string bands should never leave Philadelphia ☂️🎊🎎

Another passing tradition...they are so special and unique.

This was even before my time. I was born in 1962 and have been sharing with our daughter the older string band performances posted here. I told her that was the Mummers Parade I grew up on. Most of the clips were from the early 70s. Thanks for posting this one.

Thank you for bringing back good memories. I was 13 years old when I saw this parade. Brought tears to my eyes to see the mummers strut again.

I was 16 of that year and remembered how our family planned every year to get in the car with much anticipation head down to broad street. My 2 brothers in law were in the Ferko Frederick Gardner he played bass, fiddle and bells (is in the hall of fame) and Ron Zdanowski he played drums. Later joined Avalon. My brother Frank Toth was in the Avalon played sax. Such a happy joyous time to grow up. Thank you for this great video of all time. If you know any of these fine gentlemen please give a yell😌

Thank you for posting this video of early Mummers Parade. I have never seen a Mummers parade since I live in Indiana but a good friend in Delaware has me hooked on the parades now.

So much better than the present mummers .

I loved this soooo much as a child. I didn't know the Mummers came from Philadelphia marching in the Macy's Parade. I thought they magically floated down from the clouds using all their wonderful feathered costumes. I'm jealous (healthily so) of Philly, and wish it could adopt me so I could claim it and the Mummers Parade as my hometown. Thanks to everyone ever involved with the loveliness of it all.

thank you, love this, how i miss the traditional string bands. they were magical.

Some of the happiest memories of my life !

I would like to dedicate this song to, the memory of the King of the 5-String Banjo, S.M Kern, from his grandson J.S. Jacobs.

nice memories

Philly was so cool then-now it's consider a dangerous city. I love the old Mummers such originality and great music and singing.

Bravo Zulu been a mummers fan since 1950 who dat

Thank You for posting this video..AWESOME..Loved it..!!

They march and perform so different now

Thank-You for posting and sharing this as it was when I was 3 years old and I missed something Great !! Thanks ALOT Aagin !!!

At around 3:50 the costume close ups just about make me swoon. :-)

What's a New Year without "Strutting" Up Broad Street, the original long route of days gone by! Eh?

Thanks for posting..Nice video..

por favor muestren los titulos de las canciones ....me encanta

this is what the mummers parade is all about

I remember these parades on the DAVE GARROWAY TODAY SHOW - NBC - [Dave Garroway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ] My Ferko 33rpm vinyl has been played hundreds of time since then -- This "video' is probably 8mm film -ala RU-vid - The Undamaged Zapruder Film - there were no practical ENG video cameras then and consumer color video was still 20 years down the road in 1960

Thanks for this! Do you happen to have Palmyra for 1970,71,73,74? year?

Great Video - would you be willing to post in on the group "Old Mummers Memories"

I want the Captains outfit at 7:43. : )

Actually much prefer the way the bands looked and performed back then over the elaborate and overly produced version of the modern parade.

Philadelphia is the San Francisco of the East Coast in San Francisco they call them drag queens in Philadelphia they call them Mummers.