PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Mummers string bands are gearing up for competition. The 2026 String Band Spectacular, the official judged competition event of the Philadelphia Mummers String Band ...

The Mummers string band competition, which was canceled on New Year's Day because of high winds, has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Lincoln Financial Field. The event will still be ...

The rescheduled date for the Mummers string band competition has been announced after dangerous winds on New Years Day in Philadelphia forced the postponement of the tradition. Map shows states that ...

The Reedy River String Band has its roots in Greenville, but the acoustic “newgrass” trio has found a second home in Charleston. The band’s Jan. 17 show at the Pour House is its second in less than a ...

The City of Philadelphia confirms its working with the Mummers organization to reschedule the string band competition after it was supended for the first time in 125 years due to dangerously high ...

High winds caused issues during setup and damaged sets and costumes during the 2026 Philadelphia Mummers Parade. Philadelphia String Band Association President Sam Regalbuto explained why the decision ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The Joe Ferry Christmas String Band performs in South Philadelphia each year in memory of loved ones they lost too soon. In 2019, shortly after the new year ...

The Maui-based Brown Chicken Brown Cow String Band will perform Nov. 1 at Mulligan’s on the Blue. Courtesy photo One of Maui’s most popular bands, Brown Chicken Brown Cow String Band, will team with ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Organizers of Maple Leaf events in Carthage set for Friday and Saturday, including the annual parade, say the events will go on rain or shine but could be delayed by lightning, which ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The "World Famed" Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band put on quite the show during their halftime performance on Saturday afternoon at the 'Shoe. Not many opposing team's ...

Baton Rouge, Louisiana — For the past year, 66-year-old Kent Broussard of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been marching toward a dream. It's a dream he's had since he was a young child and first saw the ...

The LSU Golden Band from Tiger Land welcomed its new members Thursday, and one of them was born in 1959 — tuba player, Kent Broussard. Originally from LaPlace, the 66-year-old former accountant and ...