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11 Jan 00 - 03:37 PM (#161242) Subject: Name our band From: Pete I'm putting together a 4 piece traditional irish band and am looking for an origional name - all the good ones are gone! We are made up of a whistle player/singer, bodhran/singer, bouzouki/5 string banjo/guitar and a fiddler. We play and sing mostly Irish stuff but a bit of Scottish and Bluegrass. Any suggestions? Pete |
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11 Jan 00 - 03:39 PM (#161245) Subject: RE: Name our band From: peg How about Celtic Blue? It is actually a color of paint available from Sherman Williams... |
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11 Jan 00 - 03:51 PM (#161253) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Rana After the discussions on certain players at sessions, what about 3 Musicians and a Bodhran :-) as he ducks quickly. Rana Seriously though, I would avoid Celtic this etc since it is flogged left right and centre and can put you anywhere fronm the traditional to the new age |
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11 Jan 00 - 04:15 PM (#161266) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Jack The Lad Greengrass |
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11 Jan 00 - 04:26 PM (#161277) Subject: RE: Name our band From: annamill I heard this name mentioned at an Irish folk jam a while back and have always loved it. "The Malarkey Brothers". Good Luck. Love, annap |
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11 Jan 00 - 04:27 PM (#161279) Subject: RE: Name our band From: kendall Woad on the Road |
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11 Jan 00 - 04:32 PM (#161283) Subject: RE: Name our band From: peg hmmm, good point about the "C" word... what sort of sense of humor does your band have? How evocative do you want your name to be? Is it a foot-stompin' pub band? A serious ballad-singin' band? how about The Stout Pilgrims? Fergus Dancing? there is also the option of naming yourself after a tune... Toss the Feathers Geese in the Bog (I like this one)
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11 Jan 00 - 04:33 PM (#161285) Subject: RE: Name our band From: MMario check back through the forum - several threads in the last year have dealt with this....lots of good names have been suggested. |
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11 Jan 00 - 05:14 PM (#161321) Subject: RE: Name our band From: InOBU Hummm, you guys in NYC? Only kidding... The other day I was making a joke with a bartender about a certain band that I refered to as the McThingies... then I though, Hmmm not a bad name for a band that does not take itself too seriously. Larry (or from the Commitments - and AND! and) |
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11 Jan 00 - 05:30 PM (#161331) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Bert Go with what Peg says and call yourselves "Color of Paint" |
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11 Jan 00 - 05:46 PM (#161342) Subject: RE: Name our band From: MandolinPaul Check out this link: CLICK Paul. |
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11 Jan 00 - 05:52 PM (#161347) Subject: RE: Name our band From: peg ooh that link is great!! I just did it and the name that came up was "Dusty Divide Grasscutters" Maybe you could work with that somehow? The Dusty Grasscutters? The Grasscutters? Dusty Divide? Or just plain Dusty? peg |
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11 Jan 00 - 05:58 PM (#161353) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Victoria One of our discarded favorites was "Tinker's Dam" :-) |
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11 Jan 00 - 11:21 PM (#161472) Subject: RE: Name our band From: ransom how about: Green Is Not A Color or: Moss Grown Fat (cf. American Pie) or: Moss |
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11 Jan 00 - 11:34 PM (#161480) Subject: RE: Name our band From: catspaw49 Luigi Spaw |
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11 Jan 00 - 11:58 PM (#161491) Subject: Lyr Add: THE FERRYMAN^^^ From: Dave (the ancient mariner) How about "The Ferrymen" here's a song fer ye lads and lasses...Yours, Aye. Dave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE FERRYMAN All the little boats are gone, From the banks(?) upon the Liffey, The ferrymen are stranded on the quay, Oh the Dublin docks are dying, and a way of life was gone, and Molly it was a part of you and me. Where the strawberry beds, Sweep down to the Liffey, I(You) kiss away the worries from your(my) brow, Cause I love you well today, and I'll love you more tomorrow, And if you ever loved me Molly love me now Twas the only job I knew, It was hard but never lonely, The Liffey Ferry made a man of me, But it's gone without a whisper Forgotten even now, Oh it's over Molly over can't you see [Chorus] But now I'll tend the yard, And spend me days a talking I hear them whisper Charlie's on the dole But Molly we're still livin' and darling we're still young, That river never owned my heart and soul. [Chorus] @irish @boat @nostalgia filename[ FERRYMAN GE oct99
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12 Jan 00 - 01:56 AM (#161548) Subject: RE: Name our band From: paddymac From an earlier thread from down under: "Spuds & Suds". |
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12 Jan 00 - 10:57 AM (#161665) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Roger the skiffler Call yourself "Support" and you'll get lots of poster publicity! RtS |
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12 Jan 00 - 11:00 AM (#161666) Subject: RE: Name our band From: catspaw49 Why not go for "Truss" instead and get the geriactric crowd? Spaw |
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12 Jan 00 - 11:14 AM (#161675) Subject: RE: Name our band From: InOBU By the way Pete: Let us know what you come up with, and where you are playing... Larry |
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12 Jan 00 - 11:17 AM (#161677) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Patrish(inactive) Sakabona - a magic word aikona - nothing in swaheli |
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12 Jan 00 - 11:38 AM (#161685) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Roger the skiffler 'Spaw, don't ever say I don't feed you the straight lines! Say "good night", Gracie RtS |
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12 Jan 00 - 03:54 PM (#161775) Subject: RE: Name our band From: catspaw49 Good night Gracie. Spaw |
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12 Jan 00 - 04:13 PM (#161786) Subject: RE: Name our band From: danlbear how 'bout..."riverwind" Dan |
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12 Jan 00 - 04:20 PM (#161789) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Lonesome EJ or The Wind Breakers. How about "Cornedbeef and Methane"? |
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12 Jan 00 - 04:51 PM (#161796) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Frankie ...The Erin Boys is available as far as I know.
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12 Jan 00 - 04:57 PM (#161802) Subject: RE: Name our band From: beachcomber Why not call the band "Gallowglass" (They were mercenary,foreign influenced, not completely Irish, like your line-up's content?. That 5-string can be used only as chording accompaniment, is that correct? Let us know how you fit it in as it is very difficult to play irish trad on the 5-string, I think. Particularly jigs and hornpipes etc, reels are ok though. regards. beachcomber |
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12 Jan 00 - 05:24 PM (#161818) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Ells Weaver How about "Quasi-modal"? Gives it that strange familiarity and inside joke for traditionalists. Just a thought. Do let us know what you pick. |
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12 Jan 00 - 05:39 PM (#161824) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Hair o'the Dog Drop o' the True |
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12 Jan 00 - 07:21 PM (#161888) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Richard Bridge I think the original "Pugma Ho" split many years ago so the name is free. I can't spell it in Gaelic and the phonetic equivalence is not exact but it means "Kiss my arse (or ass, in America)" |
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13 Jan 00 - 08:03 AM (#162119) Subject: RE: Name our band From: InOBU Well, though it is rather a common name for bands, in the States, Pog ma hone, is closer to the Gaelic, I would, if I absolutly had to use that as a name, use Pog MaHonney s Celi Band. all the best Larry |
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13 Jan 00 - 08:47 AM (#162129) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Mbo Of course The Pogues original name was "Pogue Mahone." I like the Gallowglass suggestion. After reading about O'Neill & O'Donnell at the battle of the Yellow Ford and those axe-wielding gallowglasses--it only makes sense--you do wield guitars (axes) don't you? Oohh howabout "Giant's Caseway"? I'm not going to say the best names, of course--I'm saving them for one day...one day... --Mbo |
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13 Jan 00 - 08:52 AM (#162130) Subject: RE: Name our band From: catspaw49 How about "Woad to Hell" ....or "Rocky Woad".... or wear Stetsons and be "Woadeo Cowboys"...... or serve your audience some kind of Irish stir-fry and be "Wok and Woad" Spaw |
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13 Jan 00 - 02:17 PM (#162260) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Eve.N This is my first visit to this site and I find your suggestions very amusing (those that are meant to be anyway!) What about calling your group 'the hour glass'? |
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13 Jan 00 - 05:34 PM (#162342) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Mbo 'Spaw, what about "Woad Air"? --Mbo |
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13 Jan 00 - 08:07 PM (#162443) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Barney You really can't beat Blarney Rubble. Since a Bakersfield band already has it, you could probably appropriate it for your neck 'o the woods. |
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13 Jan 00 - 08:26 PM (#162453) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Pete Thanks for the suggestions - We are going to go for a play on the Blarney theme with 'Snog the Rock' Our first few gigs are actually at weddings, but watch out! As for the 5-string its used mainly for accompaning songs and a few bluegrass standards, but does sound well chording along to the tunes. Cheers Pete |
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13 Jan 00 - 09:53 PM (#162501) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Lonesome EJ Howsa bout "Elmer McFudd and the Woad to Wuin"? |
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13 Jan 00 - 10:00 PM (#162506) Subject: RE: Name our band From: catspaw49 Well, if you don't want any of these, we can keep trying like Leej did. I like his....but you can go with something straightforward, like "Yagib" Spaw |
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14 Jan 00 - 12:51 AM (#162586) Subject: RE: Name our band From: SandyBob How about The Ruddy Bottom Boys? SandyBob |
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14 Jan 00 - 01:55 AM (#162625) Subject: RE: Name our band From: Seamus Kennedy How about: Pete (Your last name) anad the Connemara Mountain Boys, or the McGillicuddy Reekers, or the Knockmealdown Mountaineers, or the Blue Thatch Hill Boys, or (and I know this one's no longer in use) Fiddlin' Ginger Billy and the Black & white Pudding-Benders? |