"String bands are really into family," said the Gloucester City resident.
Speaking for the Philadelphia String Band Association, Charlie Roetz talked about why the group chose to perform in South Jersey. Cappelli said those locations would be announced closer to the event. The parade route will go along Haddon Avenue, starting at Euclid Avenue in Haddonfield and ending at the Haddon Township Square.Īfter the parade, string bands will stage and perform at at least three spots along the route. Where will the string bands strut in South Jersey? The Square ( 51 Haddon Avenue) will host activities before and after the main parade. Heavy rain was forecast for April 29 so organizers rescheduled the event.īut Cappelli said the party, which will also include family-friendly activities, entertainment and food, will go well into the evening. The inaugural String Band Parade Down Haddon Avenue, originally scheduled for April 29, will instead take place October 21, Camden County announced April 28. Haddonfield's mayor, Colleen Bianco Bezich, and Camden County Commissioner Director Lou Cappelli joined Teague and restaurateurs from Haddon Avenue - and a small but musically sound contingent of string band players in full regalia - to announce a parade and party that they hope will draw residents and visitors from both sides of the river. Teague was standing in a parking lot at the PATCO Hi-Speedline station at Westmont, a rail line used not just by commuters going to Center City and points west but, as he noted, increasingly by Philadelphians seeking a night at Collingswood's restaurants, Westmont's bars, Haddonfield's downtown shops. They're coming to Haddonfield, they're coming to Haddon Township, they're coming to Collingswood and they're using the train." "Now what we're finding is Philadelphia coming to Camden County.
"In the past, it was always Camden County would go to Philadelphia for work, for dinner and such," Randy Teague, mayor of Haddon Township since 2007, observed. HADDON TOWNSHIP - The band played for a few minutes, strings and horns and adorned in sequins and feathers, before anyone took to the podium. Note: The parade was postponed due to inclement weather forecast, Camden County announced Friday.
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