A parade with panache

The 47-member band of musical marching buskers caught a few people in Digby by surprise--they weren’t part of the official lineup for Scallop Days. In fact, they arrived Aug. 5, the day before the Festival officially began.

At 5:30 p.m., after enjoying a barbecue courtesy of the Town of Digby, the eclectically garbed group paraded down Water Street from the Siesta Motel to Digby Marina’s stage where they entertained a gathering crowd with music ranging from jazz to Dixieland to classical.

The Rube Band, which has a 50-year history in their home town of Kamloops, B.C., had performed at the City of Halifax’s Natal Day and were heading back for Halifax’s Busker Festival. They decided that a town with an annual shellfish celebration was also worthy of a visit.