Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands

Subject: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 01:04 PM

Last night ,being kept awake by an unpleasant combination of lower back pain and a bad cough, I whiled away the sleepless hours thinking up names for bands that might perform as tribute acts in folk music.Here is my list to which you might like to add.
      
       Fauxport Convention
       The Not Yetties
       The Voice Quads
       Clonead
       The Cheaptains
       Crapercallie
       Morris Vanson
       The Doubliners
       The Fake Tansads
       The Switches Of Elsick

    but my favourite ( I'm from Hull ) was Waterson All

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST,Sleepless Dad
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 01:27 PM

The Unremarkable String Band
The Lost Nash Ramblers
The Heavers

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: just john
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 01:33 PM

(I kinda like The Not-Yetis.)

My variation on The Weavers was The Knitters.

The Smothers Others
The Roche-clips

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: burntstump
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 01:47 PM

Lead Balloon

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: stevep
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 01:50 PM

Christy More or Less
Billy Boast
Crosseye Spam


SteveP
hear something different - www.theacousticstage.net

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: just john
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 01:51 PM

The Unholy Atonal Squarer-Offers

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:10 PM

Pintangle

Jerk the lad

Lindisfart

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:11 PM

Dando Shafted

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:12 PM

Jaded

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: just john
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:12 PM

Laminated Guthrie

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:15 PM

The Watersportsboys

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:18 PM

Fotheringays

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: just john
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:18 PM

Tom Paxil

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:29 PM

The Spunners?
The Spanners?

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: just john
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:34 PM

(The Spanners if they're English. In the US, they'd be The Wrenches.)

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Cluin
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:34 PM

Ludicrous Sorceror

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 02:46 PM

Cy Grunt
Tom Paxo
Dunnovan
The Spinnerds
The Poes
My Carding
Fairport Concoction

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 04:45 PM

Steeleye Spin
Blowzaboiler
Four Dogs and a Man

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 04:52 PM

Three brilliant names of actual ceilidh bands I wish I thought up

Def Shepherd
The Red Hot Ceilidh Peppers

and the best of all

Ceilidh Minogue

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: PoppaGator
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 05:09 PM

Not folk, and an actual band name read from a poster -- BUT worth passing along:

The Dead Kenny-Gs

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 05:15 PM

The Twa Sisters of course, opening for The Black Velvet Band.

~S~

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Chris Green
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 06:32 PM

Bodhran Bodhran

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Dick The Box
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 05:05 AM

Doner Van and his favourite customer Kebab Fox

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST,Jawbone
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 12:10 PM

I always wanted to have a tribute band for The Band called "The Tribute Band"

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 12:35 PM

Laminated Guthrie - brilliant!

(Too smooth though)

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 12:36 PM

Kate Rusty

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 12:38 PM

The Flatliners - sums 'em up I thought

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 12:56 PM

The Plaid Single Cell Creatures

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 12:59 PM

Wanxty

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Michael
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 02:40 PM

One for a band you'll never forget "The Indelible String Band"

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 04:27 PM

Slow of Hand (for er.. the obvious ones)
The Cheap Tents (for Chieftains)
Bellowheard (for Bellowhead)
(alt. Below Head)
The Bad Pfennings (for Bad Pennies)
Uifxcgwhzdr (for Uiscedwr)
Kevlar Three (for Kefflers Three)
Steel Ice Pan
The Hash (for Hush)
The Weazels
The Spin Nurse

beyond folk:
The Beagles
The Hoe
The Roll in Stoves
The Knicks
Jeth Road Hull
Durex Durex
The Mummers and the Pappers
Back Passage Boys (famous gay band)
Chick Argo
The Quince

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: fat B****rd
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 04:30 AM

Not folk, but "Trout Mask Duplicate"

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Crystal
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 05:07 AM

hmmmmm....
Def Sheep
Whapferret

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: mooman
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 05:14 AM

How about:

Drop the Dead Horse (especially for Hullites)
Diddly Dannan (or perhaps Duh! Dannan)
Middle Barred Singers
Stockport's Winge
Willy Sizzled
The Credible String Band
The Rasbs
The Brothel Band
Dunno
Arcany
The Low Level Wankers
Muzakas
The Hot Club of Sheeptown
Dan Bare Ass
Maliporne
Alan Snivell

(and perhaps for their next "in-concert" CD)

Liver Flook



Peace

moo

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 07:27 AM

The 3rd beer band

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST,belfast
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 08:42 AM

Not a tribute band but they actuall exist (even if I can't recall where I heard of them) -
The Incredible Fling Band

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Reeltime
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 09:41 AM

Thinking of genuine celidh band names for a second, I still like the Jimi Shandrix Experience

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: The Beast of Farlington
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 10:02 AM

A bluegrass group, which is actually a tribute band to a well-known rock band:

Hayseed Dixie

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 10:07 AM

marc bolock..

[well his early recordings were folkie sounding]

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Flash Company
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 10:18 AM

'The Spanners' as someone else said earlier, billing material 'Always a Good Turn'.

Also:-

Fanny Kettle
The Young Swan Band (a.k.a The Ugly Ducklings)
Muckrum Sleeps
The Hull Trio(Nearly Kingston!)
Tom Fullgallon
The Fairies

FC

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 10:19 AM

I got over-excited after seeing them perform for the first time, and called them 'The Inedible String Band'....

LTS

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: kelvin
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 10:24 AM

Joan Biased

Muddy Prior

Tune Tabor

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 11:25 AM

The Martyn Windbag Reed Combo

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Micca
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 01:48 PM

Sorry but the Obvious must be
Steeleye Spam!!

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: John-S
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 02:24 PM

The Govan Spoonful

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Chris Green
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 04:35 PM

Fotheringstraight (as opposed to Fotheringay)

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 04:40 PM

It may not be folk... but I had the idea of forming a tribute band to the early music of Ian Anderson and the boys, and calling it Retro Tull...

Or we could cover all the rare and archived unreleased stuff they've put out recently and call that band Jethro Dull

Subject: RE: Names for Folk 'Tribute' Bands
From: Chris Green
Date: 26 Jan 05 - 04:44 PM

While we're on the subject of crap outtakes that shouldn't be released, how about "King Crimson with Embarrassment"?