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13 Nov 07 - 11:42 AM (#2192746) Subject: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST,stagemanager_x After listening to Norman Kennedy sing and talk at MIT last night, a couple of us were discussing ballads. The recent "Ballad Blast" at NOMAD came up and I found the term a little unsatisfying: maybe a blast of sea chanteys, but a blast of ballads?! We quickly moved from event names to collective nouns, and came up with: a quarrel of ballads a length of ballads a sitting of ballads ...but I know there's better. So who out there has a good collective noun for ballads? |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:25 PM (#2192784) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina a chorus of ballads? a stream of ballads? a flight of ballads? a flock? a feast? a catch? a haul? a reminiscence? a treasure trove? a hoard? an airing? |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:28 PM (#2192787) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: MMario A Garland. |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:29 PM (#2192789) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina But NOT a mayhem of ballads, nor a hubbub, nor a gale. Maybe a menagerie, a throng; or a swarm, if they are buzzing. |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:31 PM (#2192792) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Stu A wail. |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:32 PM (#2192794) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Bert A bore of ballads. |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:33 PM (#2192796) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Bill D a plethora |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:37 PM (#2192799) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina A yan-tan-tethera of ballads (but only for those collected from sheperds) |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:45 PM (#2192808) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST, Sminky A monotony |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:47 PM (#2192812) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina a sing-song. Or a throng. |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:48 PM (#2192814) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina A batch. Or a catch? Or just a snatch, if the group is small. |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:58 PM (#2192819) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Richard Bridge a grizzle |
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13 Nov 07 - 12:59 PM (#2192821) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST, Mikefule A worthiness of ballads |
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13 Nov 07 - 01:04 PM (#2192826) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Peace A floccinaucinihilipilification? |
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13 Nov 07 - 01:17 PM (#2192835) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Stu A surfeit. |
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13 Nov 07 - 01:46 PM (#2192860) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina a string of ballads or a ball? a battle? or a rattle? |
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13 Nov 07 - 01:56 PM (#2192868) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Amos I would be inclined to call it a fugue of ballads. Or, more metaphorically, a tide of ballads. A |
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13 Nov 07 - 02:14 PM (#2192884) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: MartinRyan A tangle of ballads |
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13 Nov 07 - 02:15 PM (#2192886) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Peace A ballad of ballads? |
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13 Nov 07 - 02:17 PM (#2192888) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST,Jim Carroll Personally I like exaltation - but that's already taken up by larks. Jim Carroll |
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13 Nov 07 - 02:19 PM (#2192889) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Peace An exhumation of ballads? |
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13 Nov 07 - 02:46 PM (#2192899) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Effsee A Kist of Ballads! |
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13 Nov 07 - 02:50 PM (#2192903) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Emma B Glad you got that one of your chest Frank :) Keep well |
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13 Nov 07 - 03:03 PM (#2192910) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Matthew Edwards A Murder of Ballads? ("A murder of crows" is one brilliant collective term, but I also rather like "an unkindness of ravens"!) |
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13 Nov 07 - 03:13 PM (#2192918) Subject: RE: Collective every Noun then for ballads From: Severn An overstuffing of the Ballad Box? (especially after the ones where poor Chad gets hung) A "Bonnie Bunch Of"? or merely a "Whole Bunch Of"? Hell, I always thought they came in "Collections Of", or at least that's how I usually buy them...... |
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13 Nov 07 - 03:27 PM (#2192925) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Severn The Bonnie Bunch would be "Ballads-O", I was just told.... |
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13 Nov 07 - 03:34 PM (#2192933) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Rowan "A Childe of ballads" is wonderfully capable of appropriate ambiguity in its application. Cheers, Rowan |
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13 Nov 07 - 03:47 PM (#2192945) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST,strad A Dirge? |
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13 Nov 07 - 03:57 PM (#2192953) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina a marathon (when it's the long ones) an interruption (at a music session) a harvest (when they're about mowing, or not) |
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13 Nov 07 - 04:09 PM (#2192964) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina a bushel of ballads, a peck, or a gill, A stampede of ballads when the Wild West songs won't stay still |
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13 Nov 07 - 05:06 PM (#2193009) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Michael Of Child Ballads: - A family? |
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13 Nov 07 - 05:18 PM (#2193018) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: breezy 'kingboreingdirgeofmonotony profanityless |
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13 Nov 07 - 06:39 PM (#2193097) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Richard Bridge A root A heritage An entail |
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13 Nov 07 - 06:52 PM (#2193109) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina a legion a legacy a bequest a parabola of ballads and a hyperbola of singers a skein a yarn a twist |
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13 Nov 07 - 06:55 PM (#2193111) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: dick greenhaus MacColl and Seeger called it a harvest. Works for me. |
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13 Nov 07 - 07:50 PM (#2193138) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina a parade, a cavalcade, an effusion, a confusion, a caterwaul, a gallimaufry |
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13 Nov 07 - 08:27 PM (#2193155) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Celtaddict A bardsworth of ballads? Sounds like a ren-faire character. |
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13 Nov 07 - 09:02 PM (#2193169) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Brendy A soulful of... A generalisation of... A fallout of... A treasure chest of... B. |
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13 Nov 07 - 09:06 PM (#2193172) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Mrrzy I have to vote for a Family, of the above. And my fave is a murder of crows. |
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13 Nov 07 - 09:13 PM (#2193175) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST,JohnB An "Exultation" but only if you do it for a lark. Could be a "Collection" if you do it for the money. JohnB |
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14 Nov 07 - 04:14 AM (#2193296) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: MartinRyan A weeping.. |
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14 Nov 07 - 04:21 AM (#2193297) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST A doze of ballads? |
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14 Nov 07 - 04:43 AM (#2193308) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: BanjoRay An eternity or an AngonIveleftoutaverse Ray |
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14 Nov 07 - 04:52 AM (#2193319) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: MartinRyan Got it! A hypnosis of ballads - sounds better than a "doze" but the effect's the same! Regards |
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14 Nov 07 - 06:25 AM (#2193367) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST, Sminky An enchantment of ballads |
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14 Nov 07 - 08:29 AM (#2193436) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina when they're overworldly. and when they take over from other music, a barricade... |
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14 Nov 07 - 09:18 AM (#2193464) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST,Young Buchan A May morning of ballads. I can't believe I am the first pedant to point out that technically these are Nouns of Assembly, not Collective Nouns. Collective Nouns are unqualified by their constituent elements e.g. The Navy, mankind,Parliament, (not a Navy of sailors, a mankind of people, a Parliament of crooks). |
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14 Nov 07 - 09:24 AM (#2193472) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Snuffy A bouquet of ballads |
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14 Nov 07 - 10:20 AM (#2193519) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Fred McCormick A Bronson of Ballads |
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14 Nov 07 - 10:34 AM (#2193527) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: peregrina guest.youngBuchan: welcome. nouns of assembly, I like it, I like it. typo--for my post after guest.Sminky's welcome 'enchantment of ballads', I meant to write 'if they are *other*worldly... (well, and I guess even if they're not when the singing's magic) |
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14 Nov 07 - 10:43 AM (#2193535) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: David C. Carter A Load of Ballads |
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14 Nov 07 - 11:26 AM (#2193562) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Brendy LOL A Hape of Ballads. B. |
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20 Dec 07 - 11:14 AM (#2219667) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST,John Wilson The difficulty here may be as in our old friend John Barleycorn. A handful of corn, a sack, a row, a stand, a sheaf, a garner. Depends on situation. A singer may present a sequence of ballads. Several singers would bring us a succession. In a book a collection. A murder of crows describes them wherever they are, as does a charm of finches. I like 'garner' as in 'Garners Gay'... |
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20 Dec 07 - 11:20 AM (#2219673) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: GUEST,Eric A Bastard of Ballads |
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20 Dec 07 - 05:06 PM (#2219912) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Uncle_DaveO I recommend A fascination of ballads. Or, if one is inclined to be sour about it, as many seem to be, above: A length of ballads An eternity of ballads A distraction of ballads An irritation of ballads And that's enough Dave Oesterreich |
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20 Dec 07 - 05:11 PM (#2219916) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Sorcha My favorite is still a Bore of Ballads, or a Boring of Ballads. Bert just beat me to it. Look, a verse or three is OK....30 odd or more....sheesh. |
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20 Dec 07 - 05:50 PM (#2219939) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: TRUBRIT MMario wins -- A Garland of Ballads is a lovely thought.... |
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20 Dec 07 - 08:01 PM (#2220022) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Melissa a Choke of Ballads |
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20 Dec 07 - 08:08 PM (#2220028) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: dick greenhaus A pity that so many folks seem to suffer from ADD when it comes to ballads. The Classic Comics approach to telling a story seems to be growing in popularity. |
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20 Dec 07 - 09:27 PM (#2220060) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Dan Schatz I love ballads - but usually a few at a time. Over the course of two hours, they eventually risk becoming: a tedium of ballads Nevertheless, I've sometimes thought of putting together a recording of ballads called "The Ballad Tree," because I like the image. (And I like ballads.) I wouldn't want it to become a tedium, though.... Dan |
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20 Dec 07 - 09:51 PM (#2220067) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Art Thieme AN APHABETICAL RUNDOWN OF BALLADS an armpit of ballads a ballast of ballads a bilge of ballads A cord of ballads a dumbbell of ballads an enema of ballads a filth of ballads a gosling of ballads a hysterectomy of ballads an inkling of ballads a jelly of ballads a kook of ballads a lambast of ballads a muckrake of ballads a numbness (or numbass) of ballads an oddball of ballads a pussyload (or pussycat) of ballads a query of ballads a roster (or rooster) of ballads a shiiteload (or a smegma) of ballads a titmouse of ballads an underarm of ballads a volume (or vomit) of ballads a warlord (or a wuss) of ballads an xfile (or xrated, or xxxrated, or xylophone) of ballads a yesman of ballads a zeitgeist (or a zoo, or a zilch) of ballads (Art Thieme) |
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20 Dec 07 - 11:29 PM (#2220106) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Skivee A Sharpe of ballads? |
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21 Dec 07 - 07:58 AM (#2220250) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Bill D Since several people have been 'collecting' all possible recorded versions of Child ballads and posting them on *USENET* for the last 2 years, perhaps a GIG would be a good name. (actually closer to 30 gigs)..a NET? ...a DRIVE?... |
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21 Dec 07 - 09:05 AM (#2220275) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Folk Form # 1 An oh no not another lot of bloody ballads! Actually, I thought the collective noun for ballads was ballads. |
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21 Dec 07 - 11:08 AM (#2220347) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Ythanside A stodge. An overkill. A bloodfest. A club. A sledgehammer. An 'ohjesusnotANOTHERthirtytwoversewristslasher'. Only kidding, honest. :-) |
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21 Dec 07 - 11:29 AM (#2220358) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: John MacKenzie A bad salad of sad ballads? |
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21 Dec 07 - 12:05 PM (#2220385) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: David C. Carter I had an album called- "Never Mind The Ballads,Here's The Sex Postuals." I'll get me coat. |
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21 Dec 07 - 12:10 PM (#2220387) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: dick greenhaus Just to be pedantic, I believe the technical term for this type of noun is "venereal"---based on the old term for hunting, rather than sexually transmitted thingees. |
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22 Dec 07 - 11:36 AM (#2220930) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: Big Al Whittle a pair of sweaty ballads |
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22 Dec 07 - 12:46 PM (#2220963) Subject: RE: Collective Noun for ballads From: McGrath of Harlow What's wrong with calling it "A Ballad Session"? |