Meet the first Black woman elected to a leadership role in Mummers String Band history

Jeannette Jackson was honored by City Council after she became the first African-American woman elected to a leadership role ...

First African American woman to serve as Mummers string band costume chair to be honored by city

Jenny Jackson, the first African American woman to serve as costume chairman for the Ferko String Band, will be honored by ...
The Reporter

Mummers string bands to take over the Linc on Jan. 31

There might not be any more Eagles playoff games this year, but Lincoln Financial Field won’t be silent. The Philadelphia Mummers String Band Association’s 2026 String Band Spectacular, the official ...
phillyvoice.com

Mummers string band competition is rescheduled for Jan. 31 at the Linc

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 ...
Dayton Daily News

American string band Mr. Sun brings interpretation of ‘The Nutcracker’ to Yellow Springs

Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” contains some of the most beloved and familiar melodies in the Western world. In 1960, seven decades after it debuted, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn arranged the ...
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 ...