Mummers string band competition has been ‘suspended’ because of high winds but the bands are still marching

High winds destroyed props and caused injuries to club members during morning setup, said Sam Regalbuto, president of the ...

Philadelphia Mummers Parade postpones String Band competition for first time due to windy weather

Powerful winds disrupted the 125th annual Mummers Parade and forced the String Band competition to be suspended for the first ...

Despite high winds that canceled the string band competition, the 2026 Mummers Parade drew thousands to a Philly tradition

With sequins and glitter, music and pageantry, the nation’s oldest folk parade strutted through downtown Philadelphia Thursday, delighting thousands who lined Broad Street despite fierce, damaging ...
dailyyonder.com

Magic Tuber Stringband Creates an Experimental Old-Time Music Inspired by Place

In March of 2025, at the annual Big Ears Music Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, I was one of hundreds of festival-goers entranced by a group of up-and-coming musicians exploring a storied American ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Banana Slug String Band celebrating 40th anniversary with Rio concert

SANTA CRUZ — If you attended elementary school in the Santa Cruz area and maybe even beyond in the past four decades, there’s a good chance you learned about the world of nature and how to keep it ...
American Songwriter

4 Bands Who Masterfully Blended Folk and Psychedelic Music (And You’ve Probably Never Heard of Them)

An older entry on our list of iconic psychedelic folk bands, The Incredible String Band took the concept of “psychedelic folk” literally. Their music can only be described as what you’d hear from a ...