Watch parade video of WCU, vote for best band

KTLA-TV is sharing video footage from all of the bands, including Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band, that marched in the Rose Parade. Visit the station’s web site to watch video of the WCU band to vote for WCU as the best...

Suburban Legends band commends WCU

The WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band performed “You” by California ska band Suburban Legends in the Rose Parade on Jan. 1 in honor of the late Ryan Dallas Cook, who helped write the song as a member of Suburban Legends and who was a marching band enthusiast....

What they’re saying about the Rose Parade

Enjoy comments from WCU students who marched in the 2011 Rose Parade and the fans who went to see them. Several comments reference the sharp turn in the 5.5-mile route – a 110-degree turn on to Colorado Boulevard. “When we made the turn, there were people just lined...
Videos from a parade moment and post-parade meeting

Videos from a parade moment and post-parade meeting

In the videos below filmed by WCU graduate student Daryll Victorio, watch a Western Carolina University Pride of the Mountains Marching Band member give drumsticks to a 2011 Rose Parade-goer and invite him to play during a parade break and the reaction of Bob Buckner,...
Congratulations to the WCU band

Congratulations to the WCU band

Congratulations to the WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band for its performance in the 2011 Rose Parade. (In case you missed it, the Hallmark Channel will rebroadcast the parade at 1 p.m. New Year’s Day.) The band worked hard to get to Pasadena, Calif.,...

You’ll hardly recognize them

Check out the band getting ready for its official Rose Parade photo here. Band members sure won’t be standing still when you see them in a few minutes. (Update: KTLA posted video of the bands, including the WCU band, in the Rose Parade.)