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07 Oct 00 - 12:12 PM (#314139) Subject: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,Lisa Hey guys!! I need a band name for my group as soon as possible. We have a couple of really big jobs coming up (the press releases for the first needs to be out by Monday [Oct. 9])so we need some good ideas soon. We were already planning to change the band name at the first of the year, but with these jobs coming up, we figured now was the time. Here are a few details on our group. We have five members, 4 women 1 man. We perform on a variety of instruments including harp, guitar, fiddle, flutes, percussion, and bass. Our major performance venues are Scottish/ Celtic Festivals across the country. The style of songs we do are the old ballads and folk songs, ancient Celtic hymns and lively fiddle tunes. So please everybody, put your thinking caps on and lets see what we can come up with! Serious names will definitely get first consideration! Thanks in advance, Lisa |
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07 Oct 00 - 12:18 PM (#314141) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Ebbie Elixir. Avalon. Advance Notice. Bring on the Sun. Green as Grass. Musical Mudcats. Ebbie |
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07 Oct 00 - 12:30 PM (#314147) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Rick Fielding Hi Lisa. Celtic style names aren't my specialty, but remember, once you've got a name, do a "name search" on the net to make sure you're the only band using it. Two friends of mine have had to RE-NAME their bands AFTER their first recording because another band threatened legal action! Rick |
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07 Oct 00 - 12:41 PM (#314148) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Lepus Rex Lorne Greene's Flaccid Calves. With this name, you will succeed! ---Lepus Rex |
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07 Oct 00 - 01:03 PM (#314150) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: The Shambles Is that what they used to rear on The Pondrosa? How about The Possum Blossoms? |
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07 Oct 00 - 01:04 PM (#314151) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: The Shambles Moonday? |
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07 Oct 00 - 01:14 PM (#314156) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: catspaw49 Shamb, I think you have two winners!!! And they aren't Celtic but you could spend a few minutes at THIS PLACE and see if anything strikes your fancy. Spaw |
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07 Oct 00 - 01:21 PM (#314160) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Bernard Pickled Tink |
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07 Oct 00 - 01:29 PM (#314166) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: hesperis The Hollow Hills (If you like Arthurian stuff) Greenstone Merry Sun Rising (insert here: favorite bird, tree, color, whatever) Talisman Hazelnut (The nuts of wisdom) or Hazeltree Dragon's Tor Avalon is taken, I believe. Maybe Elixir as well. That's all I can think of right now. You can always do exercises, like choose a color, tree animal/bird, theme, time of day, and try to work those into a name.
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07 Oct 00 - 01:43 PM (#314173) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Micca A few suggestions, Lisa 4 Mna(with a stroke over the a)+1 ( 4 women and a man in Gaelic)? or of course, there is "Ceart go leor" ( with a stroke over the second e) which means "right enough" or there is the word "Comhla", which means together |
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07 Oct 00 - 01:58 PM (#314181) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Indy Lass There is a word in a scottish traditional song that struck my fancy: clishmaclaver--it means 'idle gossip.' |
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07 Oct 00 - 02:05 PM (#314186) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,dave "Tripping Upstairs" |
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07 Oct 00 - 02:09 PM (#314191) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Alice We've had many threads on naming bands. Have you looked them over for ideas? Put the word "band" in the filter and refresh the threads to the max (3 years). Here's one name our band
You could go through all the titles of fiddle tunes in O'Neill's Music of Ireland - over a thousand there to choose from. Hey, Cherish the Ladies worked, why not another tune title for a name?
For example, page 124,
Seriously, here are a few I like for band names.
The Threepenny Bit
..... well, you get the picture. Just go through O'Neill's. Alice |
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07 Oct 00 - 02:16 PM (#314195) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Peter T. I think you should call it: Need A Band Name By Monday. yours, Peter T. |
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07 Oct 00 - 02:16 PM (#314196) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall) Tripping upstairs brings up a good point. A lot of bands tend to use tune titles as band names,. Examples would be Moving Cloud, Roaring Mary etc. It would probably be presumtious to use one of the BIG tunes like the Bucks of Oranmore or Gravel Walk but you probably have enough tunes in youe reperetoire to come up with something. Another good source is to take a name or phrase that can sound perfectly mundane in English, but sounds really impressive in Irish, Scots Gaelic or whatever. A word of caution: I wouldn't use the jig title, "Cailleach na Airgid" as it translates to "the hag with the money" ! On second thought, that might be perfect. Good luck, Rich |
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07 Oct 00 - 02:31 PM (#314205) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Alice Peter has a good thought there, you could also call it
Name Our Band |
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07 Oct 00 - 03:37 PM (#314225) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: okthen was going to suggest "By Monday" got beaten to it good job i read the whole thread cheers bill |
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07 Oct 00 - 03:48 PM (#314229) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Little Hawk Byrdsong LH |
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07 Oct 00 - 03:54 PM (#314230) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Lepus Rex "Lorne Greene's Flaccid Calves" wasn't very Celtic sounding, was it? Hmmm... How about..... Shamrock Shake© Vomit On Your Favourite French Whore. :D ---Lepus Rex |
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07 Oct 00 - 03:58 PM (#314231) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST Morning Glory |
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07 Oct 00 - 04:04 PM (#314232) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Áine I think 'By Monday' would be perfect -- and just think, if you're up for it, you could write an original tune with that name for your band! -- Áine |
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07 Oct 00 - 04:49 PM (#314256) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,Lisa Okay, some of you are definitely on the right track! Clishmacclaver might be a bit much but I applaud your creativity!! Seriously though, Avalon and The Hollow Hills were in the perfect vein of what we are looking for. Actually, the name at the top of our list is "Crann Tara"...a Gaelic name for the crossed pieces of wood that were lit and carried to the hill tops as signal fires. Our only concern is if the "burning crosses" brings a bad picture to mind? Any ideas? Lisa |
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07 Oct 00 - 04:57 PM (#314265) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: natasha MY suggestion would be some thing like. man in a lake of femininity |
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07 Oct 00 - 05:10 PM (#314271) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Uncle_DaveO Merlin's Revenge? |
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07 Oct 00 - 05:12 PM (#314273) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Áine Dear Lisa, In Irish, crann tarra could be translated to mean a tar pole; and besides, there's already an excellent Irish band by the name of Crann. If you're going to be playing to mostly English-speaking audiences, I'd strongly suggest that you give your band a name in English, so your audience will be able to easily remember and pronounce it. Now that I think about it, 'By Monday' is way too close to 'Till Tuesday', so scrap that one. Stick to something with three syllables, in English, and I think you'll be happy. -- Áine |
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07 Oct 00 - 05:13 PM (#314275) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: The Shambles The Cairn Terriers? |
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07 Oct 00 - 07:09 PM (#314363) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: NancyZ Here's a name of a band I've always wanted to start.... "Work That Skirt," great huh? |
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07 Oct 00 - 07:43 PM (#314380) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Alice The Sheevra (Siabra) |
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07 Oct 00 - 08:32 PM (#314405) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Micca Perhaps not "the Threepenny bits" as that is rhyming slang for tits***BG*** |
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07 Oct 00 - 10:46 PM (#314463) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Naemanson I once got a card announcing "Irish music Any Monday". I only glanced at it and realized I was busy the coming Monday. I made plans to go the following Monday. Turns out the NAME of the band was Any Monday and I missed them by a week. Lesson: Be careful naming the band because you know the audience will only glance at your literature at first. |
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13 Oct 00 - 05:10 PM (#318318) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Áine So Lisa, what did you and your group decide on for a name? And how did the performance go? -- Áine |
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13 Oct 00 - 05:40 PM (#318328) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: JedMarum agred Áine - I liked by monday too. Course if they want to be a bit controversial it could be bi monday ... anyway it worked for 'Til Tuesday |
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13 Oct 00 - 08:54 PM (#318405) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST I suggest: "Fullonthelips" wink, chance |
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13 Oct 00 - 09:28 PM (#318416) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: The Lighthouse Gangsta Cowpie |
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13 Oct 00 - 11:57 PM (#318545) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: JamesJim Another vote for "By Monday" A good name and a great story behind it. Jim |
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14 Oct 00 - 12:03 AM (#318552) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Lepus Rex You all know she chose one of *MY* band names! ---Lepus Rex |
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14 Oct 00 - 12:04 AM (#318553) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall) If you use a name off this site, can everyone on the Mudcat be on your guestlist? :) Rich |
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14 Oct 00 - 03:22 AM (#318619) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Lyrical Lady There is a body of water between Mayne and Pender Island, called Plumper Sound...so I alway thought if I had a group I'd call it "The Plumper Sounds"! |
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14 Oct 00 - 09:46 AM (#318681) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST How about "Anaglypta" - for whom size really is important; as is being well hung, for that matter! |
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14 Oct 00 - 10:20 AM (#318688) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: catspaw49 PLUMPER SOUNDS???? Geeziz, that sounds like some porn site with fat women farting or something.......Not an image I would want for a band.......... Spaw |
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14 Oct 00 - 05:28 PM (#318936) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Lyrical Lady Oh really Spaw!... I kinda saw you as being the lead singer ... or whatever else you do! |
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15 Oct 00 - 01:56 PM (#319302) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,mmm hi i am new to this but thought i would add my two cents (something i an good at lol) . a suggestion for a name of a band, is Springers Fall i used this when i was much younger andalways liked it |
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15 Oct 00 - 04:49 PM (#319374) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: okthen are we ever going to find out what name was eventually chosen? i've been in suspenders waiting to hear the outcome. cheers bill |
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16 Oct 00 - 05:04 PM (#320114) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,Lisa Hey guys!! Sorry for not getting back with you sooner...we've been on the road. We did decide on a band name (and by Monday, too) so we got it in to the publicist in time. The actual first performance under the new name isn't until November 4th, but I'll let you know how it goes. Okay, the name we decided on was "Crann Tara", despite the controversy! We liked the signal fire aspect so we decided to take the risk. As far as the guest list goes, the BIG ONE on November 4th is at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Mesa, Arizona and, of course, you're all invited!! It will be a 3 1/2 to 4 hour concert with four bands. Leading off...Jimmy Kears (forgive me if I've got his last name wrong) of "Men of Worth" (he's the Irish half), then "The Wicked Tinkers", next a 4 member Irish group from California who's name, I believe, is "Craigiemore", and then "Crann Tara". No pressure there...we just have to close the whole thing! If any of you make it, come and introduce yourself. Again, thanks for all the suggestions!! Lisa
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16 Oct 00 - 06:36 PM (#320261) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,Esa I know too late. I would have offered Elston Gunn as a good name. It's the name Robert Zimmerman went by before deciding on Bob Dylan.... |
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16 Oct 00 - 07:37 PM (#320308) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Áine I hate to break this to you, Lisa; but, in just a preliminary search on the Net, I found two bands that have the name "Crann Tara". One is a bagpipe band in New England, The Crann Tara Bagpipe Band, Inc., and the other is a band that's been playing/recording for five years or so called Crann Tara (Bill McArthur & Stuart Duncan make up the duo that is known as Crann Tara. They have been entertaining audiences in Scotland and throughout Europe for the past five years.) You might just want to rename your group ASAP after these latest performances. And don't forget to do a search for the name you pick. -- Áine |
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17 Oct 00 - 11:29 AM (#320875) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: LR Mole The Larcenous Managers. The Clueless Clubowners. The Cellphoning Schmucks. The Tedious Purists. The Tourist Assassinators.Or, of course, The Grouchy Musicians.Joke, joke. |
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17 Oct 00 - 11:32 AM (#320880) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: JTT Luain Ar Bith (Any Monday in Irish; not sure what the Gaedhlig is) or An Teocht Nios Airde (the highest temperature, but doesn't it sound mysterious and Celticky?) |
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17 Oct 00 - 12:42 PM (#320928) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Áine Actually, JTT, that should be Luan (nominative singular) not Luain (genitive singular). You'd use the genitive singular after the word Dé, as in the phrase Dé Luain (literally, Day of Monday). And níos airde means 'higher'. Is airde means 'highest'. But I think either one of your suggestions is a great name for a band! -- Áine |
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17 Oct 00 - 06:58 PM (#321290) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: JTT Whoops - my spelling in Irish is as bad as my spelling in English is good. And "an teocht is airde" - well, it's just what they say on the weather. And the difference between nios airde and is airde is so little here... |
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17 Oct 00 - 07:53 PM (#321339) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Rollo Oh Boy! What fun! You can read which post you want, in the end you will ALLWAYS get 1. a lot of help 2. a lot of interesting facts 3. (and that is most important) lot of good laugh I love it! Expecially that one about that "plumber sounds" fat women farting porn site. |
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17 Oct 00 - 08:04 PM (#321347) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Max Tone It's now Wednesday, here in Scotland, so if you ain't decided yet, you've obviously blown your Monday name launch. Best advice is to stick to the name you had. Renames historically sink into obscurity. Persistence with the old one wins through in the end!.........Rob |
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18 Oct 00 - 04:50 PM (#322104) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,JOhnB Had the same problem once, I went to the dictionary. There were Eight of us, the name that stuck was Octamerous. As ther are five of you I would be careful about using the name Pentangle, I think it has been taken. Maybe try it in Gaelic. JohnB |
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18 Oct 00 - 04:57 PM (#322113) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Tattie Bogle Avalon definitely gone: seen them several times in Edinburgh, but they keep reincarnating - different line-up every time! Now there's a name - the She-Devils Incarnate!! |
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18 Oct 00 - 05:04 PM (#322119) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: annamill Has anyone suggested 'Hokey pokey and the Druids' ;-) See thread of same name using 2 years and name. Here's your chance. Love, annamill |
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19 Oct 00 - 03:28 PM (#322714) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,Lisa Well, we are thoroughly embarrassed!!! Luckily, the deadline for getting a name in was not as early as we first thought, so we were able to change the name. Thanks for bringing the other "Crann Tara's" to our attention, Aine. I don't know how they got missed in our search. Anyway, thanks for all the great ideas. You might be right, Rob...a rename is probably a bad idea. Hopefully we'll see some of you in Arizona. Lisa |
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19 Oct 00 - 03:42 PM (#322731) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Bert So is that your new name - 'Thoroughly embarrassed'??? |
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19 Oct 00 - 03:52 PM (#322740) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,John Leeder For reasons that will mean nothing to anybody else: "The Last Bannock". |
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19 Oct 00 - 03:58 PM (#322750) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Fred/Forsh Hi there! ..How about: 25%male, ? or 4+1, or Celtic Bush Band or Celtic Bush or 5 kilts & 1 bare arse, or The Lost Celts or Wandering Celts, Pluck Strum Blow & a bow, or Harping on Celtic bush band...I dunno, you decide! |
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19 Oct 00 - 07:38 PM (#322919) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Snuffy 4 women 1 man? If you were east of the Atlantic I'd suggest taking your name from O'Carolan - dump the guy and call yourself Fanny Power. But I gather that fanny means something else stateside! Wassail! V |
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19 Oct 00 - 09:23 PM (#322998) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Jim Dixon Someone I know has always wanted to start an all-woman dance band called the "Boom Chicks", but the time was never opportune. I guess we're way past your deadline, but maybe someone else can use it. |
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20 Oct 00 - 12:05 PM (#323325) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,Lisa I probably shouldn't even ask but I would be curious to know the "history" of The Last Bannock, John. It has a neat sound to it. Lisa |
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20 Oct 00 - 12:41 PM (#323350) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,John Leeder The "neat sound" is totally out of keeping with the entirely banal reasons. I made some bannock the other day, an extra large batch to use up the flour. There was one piece left; I told my son he could have it for breakfast next day. He didn't. It sat in the fridge tempting me. It was in my mind when I read the posts. I warned you... From such inconsequentialities do neat sounds arise. |
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20 Oct 00 - 12:47 PM (#323355) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Matt_R I know it's rude, but I heard it from a Scottish comedian once: Tart In Trousers |
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20 Oct 00 - 01:20 PM (#323385) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,John Leeder If you decide to use "The Last Bannock", you'll have to make up something more interesting in the way of a history. |
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20 Oct 00 - 06:56 PM (#323639) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: JTT What about Dúanaire - it means a maker or a chanter of verses. |
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20 Oct 00 - 07:22 PM (#323654) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Ebbie How about Placebo? |
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20 Oct 00 - 11:30 PM (#323765) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: GUEST,harpandsong After much debate, we named our band after a jig in O'Neills: "Rum & Onions". We play it with another one called "Buttermilk and Praties" and intro it as "The Sailor's Breakfast Set". There are lots of great tune names. Some we didn't use: Upstairs in a Tent Wallop the Potlid Plaid Cousins Banshee's Cry As a matter of interest, I thought I was the only perosn in the world who liked "Clishmaclaver". It's what I named my art studio. Cheers, CE
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21 Oct 00 - 01:09 AM (#323810) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: richlmo Was this not for Monday - 2 weeks ago? And if these names were so great, you wouldn't be giving them away, now would You? |
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21 Oct 00 - 01:24 AM (#323820) Subject: RE: Help! Need a band name by Monday! From: Amergin How about the Nameless Wonders? or Clarsach? |