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The Capris (Philadelphia group) Cashmere (band) Catalyst (band) Cayetana (band) Center City Opera Theater; Cheerleader (band) Cheers Elephant; Chromelodeon; Cinderella (band) Circa Survive; CKY (band) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah; Cleric (band) Clockcleaner; Coast Contra; Cordalene; Count to Four; Crooks & Nannies; The Crossing (choral ensemble) CRUISR
The Mummers Parade is held each New Year's Day in Philadelphia.Started in 1901, it is the longest-running continuous folk parade in the United States. [1]Local clubs, usually called "New Years Associations" or "New Years Brigades", compete in one of five categories: Comics, Wench Brigades, Fancies, String Bands, and Fancy Brigades.
The Joseph A. Ferko String Band or Ferko String Band is a perennial performer in Philadelphia's Mummers Parade. They gained national popularity through their hit recordings in the 1940s and 1950s. They gained national popularity through their hit recordings in the 1940s and 1950s.
Old-time string bands were mainly composed of stringed instruments.Those instruments being the fiddle, 5-string banjo, acoustic guitar, and an upright bass/cello.. Depending on the type of genre the old-time music is being accompanied by, the stringed instruments may also be joined by other instruments including spoons, washboards, jugs, harmonica, harps a
The Aqua String Band is an all-volunteer string band, best known for its participation in Philadelphia's annual Mummers Parade. [1] The band was founded in 1920, and participated in its first Mummers Parade on New Year's Day in 1921. [2] [3] By 1949, this ensemble was the largest string band to make an appearance in Philadelphia's Mummers' Day ...
Perhaps the most famous annual musical event in Philadelphia is the Mummers Parade, a New Year's Day celebration that features outrageous costumes, old-time string bands and other entertainment. The tradition dates to the mid-17th century, when Finnish and Swedish settlers in Philadelphia celebrated holidays by shooting muskets.
Bands from the US state of Pennsylvania. For individual musicians please see Category:Musicians from Pennsylvania. ... Musical groups from Philadelphia (3 C, 312 P)
This is a list of recognized string quartets (i.e. groups of musical performers), current or past, in alphabetical order. It does not include the names of musical quartet compositions. It does not include the names of musical quartet compositions.