The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #47393   Message #707204
Posted By: M.Ted
09-May-02 - 01:04 AM
Thread Name: Traditional Mummers (Phila.) Songs
Subject: RE: Traditional Mummers (Phila.) Songs
As a rule of thumb, the Mummer's Standards would be any of the old minstrel show standards--You can be assured that the bands have played it ome time or another--To find the tunes that they do the most, the best thing would be to contact one of the clubs(Ferko, Frailinger, Avalon, and Quaker City are always among the top bands) and ask if they have a songbook available--many of them do--

PS If you want to see the parade, the best thing is to catch the "Show of Shows" where all the bands do their Mummers Day routines inside--it is usually at the end of February, and, unlike the parade, where everything is done for the TV cameras-- you can really see it!