South Philly, Quaker City tie for top string band

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Shooting Stars Photo courtesy Fancy Brigade Association
Photo courtesy Fancy Brigade Association

South Philadelphia and Quaker City string bands tied in the Mummers Parade and were declared co-champions.

Quaker City was the 11th band to march among the 14 bands and had a theme of Live at the Cabana Banana.

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South Philadelphia followed Quaker City with a theme of Castlevania.

South Philadelphia’s Denny Palandro was voted top captain.

Meanwhile, Bill McIntyre’s Shooting Stars won the Fancy Brigade division, with Saturnalian’s Thomas Dougherty named top captain.

Below are the results.

String Band

1. South Philadelphia

1. (tie) Quaker City

3. Fralinger

4. Uptown

5. Avalon

6. Polish American

7. Woodland

8. Aqua

9. Ferko

10. Greater Kensington

11. Hegeman

12. Jersey

DQ – Duffy

DQ – Durning

String Band Captains

1. Denny Palandro, South Philadelphia

2. Kade Radcliffe, Uptown

3. George Balzer IV, Woodland

4. Jimmy Good, Quaker City

5. Brad Bowen, Fralinger

Fancy Brigades

1. Bill McIntyre’s Shooting Stars

2. Satin Slipper

3. Golden Crown

4. South Philly Vikings

5. Spartans

6. Saturnalian

7. Downtowners

8. Avenuers

9. Jokers

10. Clevemore

Fancy Brigades Captain

1. Thomas Dougherty, Saturnalian

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