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Piping Out the Summer concludes ’22 season in Rehoboth

Led by a trio of trombones, participants march the Boardwalk on Labor Day
Led by trombonists (l-r) Nick Nichols, Dan Miller and John Witmer, a few dozen people participated in the Piping Out of Summer on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk on Labor Day. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
September 7, 2022

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Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Dozens of revelers with musical instruments of all varieties closed out summer 2022 by Piping Out the Summer on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk. The Sept. 5 event was hosted by the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Museum and the Henlopen Hotel.

Piping Out the Summer originated in the 1950s with late bandleader and trombonist Sammy Ferro, whose orchestra played for dances held at the old Henlopen Hotel. After the last dance of the summer on Labor Day, Ferro would take his band to the boards, followed by his audience, leading a spontaneous musical parade down to the vicinity of Rehoboth Avenue.

The original Piping Out lasted for four decades, until 1999, before being revived in 2019.

 

Playing the washboard with spoons is Margie Orrick.
Longtime Rehoboth Beach residents and sisters Kitty Cole, left, and Anne Lynam enjoyed the nice summer evening on the Boardwalk.
If you’re going to play the trumpet during an event like this, wearing a trumpet-themed Hawaiian style shirt is appropriate.
Charlie Garlow is playing Simon Says; he’s playing the nose flute.
After starting at the Henlopen Hotel, the revelers played a few tunes on the Boardwalk in front of the Bandstand.
Isaac King, 2, may not have been the youngest participant, but he was the most patriotic.
While most of participants used wind instruments of some kind, there were other instruments being used like this tambourine.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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