Uptown String Band Employee Directory

MusiciansPennsylvania, United States2-10 Employees

Uptown String Band Philadelphia Mummers Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, that promotes the cultural, historic, and musical heritage of the Philadelphia Mummers Parade. As one of the city’s 14 Philadelphia String Bands, it participates in the annual New Year’s Day parade and conducts year-round activities such as parades, concerts, strolls, and appearances at parties and picnics to raise funds for costumes and props. All members and board members serve as volunteers, reflecting a community-driven effort to sustain the band’s thematic costumes and a distinctive mix of instruments that characterizes Philadelphia string bands. The organization operates within the broader context of the Philadelphia Mummers tradition, which began officially in 1901 and remains an established cultural event in the region.

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