A unique form of marching musical organizations is the mummers. By definition a mummer is anyone who participates in the Philadelphia New Years Day parade. Mummers today wear elaborate costumes and many of the brigades play stinged instruments such as banjos. 1. Greater Overbrook String Band - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania group formerly known as the 69 Street String Band and the Whitman String Band. History, themes, image galleries and booking information. 2. Hegeman String Band - A professional group established in 1920. Features history, awards, past themes, photographs, and sound files. 3. Mummers Artist - Information center for the Philadelphia Mummers Parade. 4. South Philly Vikings - A Fancy Brigade in the Philadelphia Mummers Parade 5. Mummers Home Page - Links to all the divisions in the Parade. History, schedules of off season events, and tenative schedule for next year. 6. The Bryson Brigade NYB - Established in 1977 as a family group. History, events, sound files, and pictures. 7. The Riverfront Mummers Museum NEW! - Opened in 1976 dedicated to the Philadelphia Parade to celebrate New Years.

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