Aqua String Band 2006 "Roman Up Broad"

Aqua String Band 2005 "Just Plain Dead"

Aqua String Band 2004 "Jail House Flock"

The all-volunteer Aqua String Band (see String band) was chartered to participate in the annual Philadelphia Mummers' New Year's Parade (Mummers parade). Organized on April 2, 1920 by Elmer W Leyrer and Fred J Kesel, Sr, Aqua was incorporated into the String Band Association in 1945. The Aqua String Band is credited with introducing the glockenspiel into the Mummers' Parade. The string band originated as a subgenre of old-time music. ... A group of comic mummers in the 2005 parade A few members of a the Aqua String Band in the 2005 parade presenting their theme Just Plain Dead The Mummers Parade is held each New Years Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Glockenspiel The Glockenspiel (German, play of bells, also known as orchestra bells and, in its portable form, bell lyra or bell lyre) is a musical instrument in the percussion family. ...

The name of Aqua reflects the time of their origin. Latin for the word "water," Aqua was chosen because at the time the controversy over Prohibition was raging. The band has never missed a New Year's Day Parade since the time they first stepped onto the street, which makes them one of the most consistant bands in the association. Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol. ...

Known for presenting original and obscure themes for competition, Aqua holds the record for the highest points ever scored on New Year's Day with a 99.9 from their First Place finish in 1960.

The band travels extensively up and down the East Coast, and since 1994, has taken part in the second largest St Patrick's Day Parade in the country in Holyoke, Massachusetts. In 1998, Aqua traveled to Germany and appeared in numerous Fasching/Carnival parades and celebrations throughout the country. Holyoke is a city located in Hampden County, Massachusetts, on the banks of the Connecticut River. ... Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival is a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ...

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