Band name help please

Subject: RE: Band name help please
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 28 Sep 09 - 09:48 AM

"Many a good tune" (although it would be bether if you had a fiddle).

Poise.

Northern Lights.

Go carefully now.

Gentle Measures.

The Humpty Down Set.

Blow Scrape and Pluck.

Air and two G strings.



Unfortunately "String Whistle" is taken.

Subject: RE: Band name help please
From: Hamish
Date: 28 Sep 09 - 09:45 AM

The idea is to be purely instrumental, M. Although we have a booking for a double headed gig in January where I'll be one act (solo, singing) and The Green Light Orchestra will be the other act. It's early days and I'm happy just to be playing with these two lovely and talented musicians. We might do some songs, but it's not on the agenda at the moment.

The lack of a name is rather holding us back from setting up a MySpace site.

I suppose the obvious cypher is "Hamish and Carol, Karen" - HACK; or "Carol, Hamish and Karen" = CHAK. But they're not very appealing, are they?

Keep 'em coming!

Subject: RE: Band name help please
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 28 Sep 09 - 09:35 AM

"The Green Light Orchestra" — unaggressively PC with permissive undertones; several levels of meaning — I always loved the name of the Electric Light Orchestra, which in a way it references; with overtonal ref also to these low-energy bulbs which are supposed to be going to be so much better for us, so implying the gentle approach which your summary above seems to suggest...

Any vocals, btw, or purely instrumental? — I think we should be told...

* Don't drink beer these days: but fond of sparkling mineral...

Subject: RE: Band name help please
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Sep 09 - 09:31 AM

Karomish?

Shakespeare's Mother?

The Karen On Flute, Carol On Cello and Hamish On Guitar ( KOFCOCHAG) ensemble?

If nothing else a plethora of daft suggestions should get you thinking of good ones:-)

Cheers

DeG

Subject: Band name help please
From: Hamish
Date: 28 Sep 09 - 09:17 AM

Yes - it's another of Mudcat's famous "I can't think of a band name" threads. Your help most gratefully received.

We are: Karen on flute, Carol on cello and me on guitar and we play traditional and in-the-tradition tunes. English, Scottish, not much Irish, some European (French, Swedish), French-Canadian.

I like to think we're quite refined and elegant. We're certainly more chamber-orchestra than thrash-punk!

Looking for a unique and punchy name which doesn't have too many in-built preconceptions. We don't want an Oirish name, nor a new-age name. The best we've come up with so far is "Gallowhill" (after the tune by Lau which gives an indication of our vibe) although some folks think that sounds a bit macabre.

Any and all ideas, please. Thank you in anticipation. Usual royalties will apply*.

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Hamish

*paid in beer.