We know the Order of March for the string bands in the 2011 Comcast Mummers Parade! Representatives of the String Bands met Tuesday night at the Mummers Museum and took part in the selection of positions. The upshot? Fralinger is going early for the first time in a long time, South Philadelphia, too, Ferko goes up last again, there’s a good mix of strong and not as strong bands spread throughout the parade, and Duffy and Greater Overbrook get spots near the end.
Here’s the order:
1. Pennsport
2. Fralinger
3. Woodland
4. Broomall
5. South Philadelphia
6. Durning
7. Irish American
8. Greater Kensington
9. Aqua
10. Polish American
11. Trilby
12. Uptown
13. Hegeman
14. Duffy
15. Quaker City
16. Avalon
17. Greater Overbrook
18. Ferko
How the order was determined was changed this year to make any starting position in the parade more one of chance. Generally, band members believe going earlier in the parade lessens the chance of a good finish in the judging and going later increases the chance of finishing higher up. Some felt the recent selection process, which allowed higher finishing bands to bunch for the most part in the last half of the marching order, contributed to some bands continuing strong performances in the judging. One thing is clear: After the selections Tuesday night, some bands who often saw themselves going up among the first few bands, now are energized, pumped that they get a chance to perform later in the parade. All eyes will be watching to see how defending champion Fralinger responds to the challenge.
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If Pennsport doesn’t march which is a possibilty because there a small independent band, then Fralinger is the leadoff band. Can they break the curse?