Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: GUEST,Seaking Date: 29 Sep 04 - 11:26 PM A gargle of festival throats A rosin of Bows A picket of plectrums |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Blissfully Ignorant Date: 29 Sep 04 - 10:07 PM An astoundment of singer-songwriters...sorry, massaging my ego there *rub rub* A brilliance of guitarists... and again *rub rub* |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Gurney Date: 29 Sep 04 - 04:19 AM A whinge of blues singers. A grief of balladeers. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Mo Bradshaw Date: 29 Sep 04 - 03:30 AM A flutulence, perhaps! |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: GUEST,Frug Date: 28 Sep 04 - 12:17 PM A scraping of psalteries A beard of folkies A frailing of banjoists A pluck of harpists A basement (abasement) of bass players |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Chris Green Date: 28 Sep 04 - 11:51 AM A nippletrap of accordions. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 28 Sep 04 - 10:06 AM A dustbin of washboards OR A Washeteria of rubboards RtScourge (a-hummin' & a-thimblin') |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: vectis Date: 27 Sep 04 - 12:21 PM A Bodhron squadron A mandolin menage A bore of balladeers A skipful of melodeons |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: pdq Date: 27 Sep 04 - 11:44 AM A swindle of promoters |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: GUEST,Mingulay Date: 27 Sep 04 - 10:34 AM A cacophony of cornettists. A trump of trombonists. An ogre of organists. A clump of Coppers singers. A scourge of skifflers. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 26 Sep 04 - 10:46 PM "You mean there's a plural of any of these musicians?" Terrifying, isn't it? |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Naemanson Date: 26 Sep 04 - 07:42 PM A palmed ear of unaccompanied singers? |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: pdq Date: 26 Sep 04 - 07:36 PM A fipple of flautists A plethora of pipers An overabundance of political folkies |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: John Hardly Date: 26 Sep 04 - 02:50 PM You mean there's a plural of any of these musicians? |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Blowzabella Date: 26 Sep 04 - 01:35 PM A dirge of ballad singers... |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: John MacKenzie Date: 26 Sep 04 - 12:36 PM A gumbo of zydeco players. A a waxy finger tipped disciple of Ewan McColl. A bedenimed disciple of Dylan, and Donovan. A thimblefull of washboard players. Giok |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 26 Sep 04 - 09:44 AM Ah Snuffy, that reminds me of the Old Soldier's Song that goes Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! (Refrain!)*** Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! (Refrain!)*** Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! (Refrain!)*** *** This is where they empty their tankards... |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: JennyO Date: 26 Sep 04 - 09:32 AM There are some musical references on this thread about collective nouns. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Snuffy Date: 26 Sep 04 - 07:10 AM A refrain (please) of folk singers |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Hrothgar Date: 26 Sep 04 - 06:47 AM From Joy Duncan: a mellifluity of dulcimers. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 25 Sep 04 - 11:47 PM A Bellows of Accordionists |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: Nerd Date: 25 Sep 04 - 11:41 PM a tinkle of harpers an oompah of brass a shreik of tinwhistles a flurry of flutes a house of horas a minyan of Klezmorim (okay, that may be too Jewish for many) a diddly of jigs a roll of reels a peck of (pickled) polkas a party of Cajuns... |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk music From: GUEST,milk monitor Date: 25 Sep 04 - 07:09 PM A calabash of koras. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Chris Green Date: 25 Sep 04 - 06:42 PM surely a puff of glam rock bands! |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 25 Sep 04 - 05:38 PM A puff of pipers |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Mudlark Date: 25 Sep 04 - 05:07 PM A drone of dulcimers... |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 25 Sep 04 - 04:26 PM An erection of horn players |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Amos Date: 25 Sep 04 - 04:13 PM And a hum of Kazooers. A |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: GUEST Date: 25 Sep 04 - 04:13 PM Rick Spencer's "Hexagon Zombie" mentions a din of concertinas. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: John MacKenzie Date: 25 Sep 04 - 04:10 PM A suck of harmonica players A martello of hammered dulcimer players An Acropolis of bazouki players A monotony of phonofiddle players A clash of tambourine players A Dead Horse of triangle players A shankar of sitar players. Giok |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Kenny B (inactive) Date: 25 Sep 04 - 03:58 PM Maybe also A Scrabble of literate Folkies? Spelling optional :<}> |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 25 Sep 04 - 01:46 PM A rabble of folkies... |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Chris Green Date: 25 Sep 04 - 12:42 PM A bizmal of banjos? |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Kenny B (inactive) Date: 25 Sep 04 - 12:40 PM A Box of Accordianists A Garden of Bodhranicals A Capella of Unaccompanied Singers |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: GUEST,Auldtimer Date: 25 Sep 04 - 12:21 PM A feedback of sound men or maybe that should be, a regeneration of sound men. Some events I've been to, a lack of..., or , a deafness of ..., would be nearer. An irrelevance of piano accordionists A retune of guitar players. A handrub of MCs. An incompitance of festival organisers. A sewerage of foxhunt supporters. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Chris Green Date: 25 Sep 04 - 12:11 PM Not forgetting a niggle of critics! |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Amos Date: 25 Sep 04 - 12:04 PM These are hilarious!! We obviously have a sidesplit of comedians here!! A |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: John MacKenzie Date: 25 Sep 04 - 11:47 AM A plink of mandolinists A splutter of Jug players A buzz of jew's harpists A superfluosity of tiple players An ossiary of bone players. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Leadfingers Date: 25 Sep 04 - 11:02 AM An Earful of Trad Singers ?? |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Chris Green Date: 25 Sep 04 - 11:01 AM A stampede of step dancers A cacophony of jazz bands A quack of oboes (sorry moonunit!) |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: GUEST,banjoman Date: 25 Sep 04 - 10:43 AM A Canteen of spoon players A misery of melodeons an hunch of harmony singers A redoubt of recorder players |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Amos Date: 25 Sep 04 - 10:38 AM A squawk of fiddlers? A gallop of banjos? A sproing of guitar strings? (Any number mnore than two, which is an embrace of guitar strings). A scatter of fingerpicks? A rattle of Dylan tunes? |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: DMcG Date: 25 Sep 04 - 09:28 AM A variation of singers. |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Chris Green Date: 25 Sep 04 - 09:27 AM How about A plunk of mandolins A wheeze of melodeons A wibble of theremins "A chutzpah of klezmer musicians" made me laugh quite a lot! |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Genie Date: 25 Sep 04 - 09:20 AM LOVE these: A bellow of shanty singers An embarrassment of bodhrans LOL! How about these: A lark of madrigal singers A twang of banjo pickers A chutzpah of klezmer musicians |
Subject: RE: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Murray MacLeod Date: 25 Sep 04 - 09:07 AM A pose of singer/sonwriters An embarrassment of bodhrans An annoyance of fiddlers |
Subject: Collective nouns for folk msuc From: Chris Green Date: 25 Sep 04 - 08:08 AM It strikes that although most things have a collective noun (a pride of lions, a pod of whales,etc) this seems to be lacking in the folk world. Any suggestions? To get you started, here's a few I feel are appropriate! A jingle of morrismen An earbleed of bagpipes A noodle of guitars A bellow of shanty singers A fart of bombardes I thank you Chris |
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