Fergus Falls band makes encore at inaugural parade
The Fergus Falls High School Marching Band of Minnesota performs during the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington. Thousands marched during the 57th Presidential Inauguration parade after the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama.
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The Fergus Falls High School Marching Band performed in its second consecutive inaugural parade on Monday in Washington, D.C.
Director Scott Kummrow said the high school band raised $68,000 to fund the trip.
The band played the same version of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" that they performed in the 2009 inaugural parade.
Kummrow said earlier that the arrangement is unusual: "What makes it unique is that a band sings the second half of the piece."
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