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11 Apr 02 - 10:21 AM (#687837) Subject: Name Our Band! From: Susan-Marie I started singing with an Irish trad band a few years ago and since then many of you have given me advice on getting over stage fright, singing with loud accompaniment, etc.... Now I have another question. Our band, which is currently called the Greentop Ramblers, is thinking of changing our name to better reflect the celtic music we play (we think "Ramblers" sounds too bluegrass). We've kicked around ideas ranging from a variation on Greentop Ramblers (Greentop Rovers, Greentop Ceilie Band), a factual description of what we are (the Tuesday Night Living Room Irish Band), picking the name of our favorite tune (Banish Misfortune, Tenpenny Bit) or something in gaelic (anyone know the Irish gaelic for "music and fun" or "a bunch of amatures with lots of enthusiasm" or "music, then beer"?). Any suggestions are welcome. If we use your idea we'll send you a free copy of our first CD. Thanks! |
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11 Apr 02 - 10:27 AM (#687842) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST I like the Tues night living room Irish band. Or how about the Greentop Tenpenny Bit. good luck Doc. |
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11 Apr 02 - 10:33 AM (#687845) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: DMcG Stick to Tuesday Night Living room Irish band. If you use the acronym Tnlrib and throw in an apostrophe or two you can probably convince most people its a Gaelic name anyway! |
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11 Apr 02 - 10:41 AM (#687848) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: SharonA I agree that "Ramblers" has got to go. I'm not crazy about the "Tuesday Night" idea (too specific – besides, it gives at least a subconscious impression that you won't do weekend gigs). But if you like the reference to weekday performing, then how about... "Daily Ceili"? |
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11 Apr 02 - 10:43 AM (#687850) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST,MC Fat We once played a Plastic Paddy pub as 'Toss the Dog' |
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11 Apr 02 - 10:51 AM (#687858) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Skipjack K8 Step on the Craic Skipjack |
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11 Apr 02 - 10:57 AM (#687863) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Mikey joe Music and Fun - "Ceol agus Criac" Music then beer (sort of) - "Anois Ceol, Ansin Beoir" (bit long that one) Banish Misfortune aka "Varnish Meforeskin" |
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11 Apr 02 - 11:34 AM (#687894) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST,jonesey Had a pub band in rehearsal with the working name 'Celtic Crossroads' as we were doing material from Scotland and Wales as well as Ireland. Always liked the name 'Spancil Hill' for a band. 'Sally Gap'(it's a lonely crossroads in the Wicklow Mtns. outside of Dublin) is another I've kicked around. Hope these are helpful. the main thing is to copyright the name asap in case you release a cd. |
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11 Apr 02 - 11:53 AM (#687922) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: SharonA Varnish Me Foreskin??????????? Ew, who wants to walk around with a varnished foreskin? Sounds awfully crackly to me. That name could get you some very interesting gigs, though!!! |
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11 Apr 02 - 05:34 PM (#688143) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Long Firm Freddie Can't go wrong with a tune name, I reckon. They often sound interesting and a bit out of the ordinary. I looked at irishtunes.net, and one name struck me -"Scatter the Mud".
But there's absolutely loads to choose from! LFF |
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11 Apr 02 - 06:13 PM (#688170) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Mr Red If its a living room flavour you're after, what about "Tonic Sofa" I'll get my coat.......... |
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11 Apr 02 - 06:14 PM (#688172) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST, #6(b) Sally's Gap and the Unicorns Shillelagh and the Green Doubleknits Celtic Moods Stoned Monuments Irish Spring and the Manly Men Leprechaun Cowboys Blue Unicorn Heads Shillelagh DeLay |
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11 Apr 02 - 06:33 PM (#688180) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: SharonA I love "Irish Spring and the Manly Men"! |
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11 Apr 02 - 06:40 PM (#688184) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST,Al Barn Uncle Bill and the Sailors |
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11 Apr 02 - 07:09 PM (#688194) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: RolyH The name Banish Misfortune has already been used by a folk group.They recorded a few albums on the Kicking Mule label in the 80's |
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11 Apr 02 - 08:36 PM (#688237) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST,longarm How about 'Lords Of The Ringpulls' (all based on Celtic legends of course) I came up with this the other day and would be really chuffed if someone used it! |
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11 Apr 02 - 09:12 PM (#688260) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: alison "Ceol agus Craic" - music and fun.... I liked "Step on the Craic"....lol slainte alison |
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11 Apr 02 - 09:15 PM (#688262) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Susan-Marie Well gee longarm, then don't tell us about it! ;-) But the suggestion to go to my celtic mythology books is a good one. Thanks for the gaelic, mickey joe. Ceol agus Criac has potential. My Irish phrase book yielded Aris! (Encore!) but not many people would recognize it as gaelic. I really like Celtic Crossroads jonesy, I almost hate to steal it from you. And everyone else - may thanks for your suggestions and keep 'em coming. |
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11 Apr 02 - 09:40 PM (#688274) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST,jonesey Hi Susan-Marie, Please, take it! Seems there is/was a 'Spancil Hill' already.(see the 'Where is Spancil Hill?' thread floating around)from New England. While not getting out of the Celtic Music business I 'am' moving to Nashville to pursue my career as a songwriter and wont really need the name, so feel free with my blessing. I'm always coming up with names for projects in which I get involved...some only lasting for 1 performance. Here's a list of some rather dubious ones 'Folkadelic'(funk drummer, bass, acoustic guitar, banjo)we did a funny version of Cream's 'Sunshine of Your Love' with the banjo playing straight bluegrass over P/Funk groove. The drummer had toured with James Brown so you can imagine... 'Cowboy James and the Soul Patrol'(same band...different name) 'Fred Zeppelin'(bluegrass covers of Led Zeppelin songs long before the current pretenders) A friend of mine and I in 1974 used to do a bluegrass version of 'Good Times, Bad Times' with guitar and mando. We called ourselves F.Z. at parties. Currently I've got a party band with my 2 nephews called 'The Fabulous Saddleblasters'(mando, guit.,snare w/brushes)we do covers of some Green Day songs along with other mish mash oldies and country classics...it's really a fun thing. Ok, sorry to have digressed, but you got me thinking...good luck!! |
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11 Apr 02 - 11:24 PM (#688327) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST,longarm Well gee Suan Marie, 'chuffed' over this side of the pond means pleased(Celtic cockney!) so if you or anybody else wants to use it you are most welcome! Just let me know if you do and I can tell everybody'I named a band'!!!!! Seeya.
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11 Apr 02 - 11:25 PM (#688328) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Susan-Marie ANyone know of a gaelic equivalent of "Rambler"? Traveler maybe, or Nomad? Hmmmm - Celtic Nomads? I think I'd better go to bed, I'm obviously getting silly. Jonesy, you sound like you're having a great time - good luck in Nashville. |
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12 Apr 02 - 12:53 AM (#688349) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Alice Tenpenny Bit is already takean - that is Mudcatter Robin's group. Quite some time ago, we had another thread for naming bands. I'll see if I can find it. I think one of my offerings in that thread was: Gaelic Bread |
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12 Apr 02 - 08:16 AM (#688444) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Susan-Marie longarm - Boy is my face red! I should have realized my interpretation of chuffed didn't make sense in context! Sorry. Alice - thanks for reviving the other thread. I think my band mates are going to be amazed at all the help I've gotten on this. |
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12 Apr 02 - 08:37 AM (#688447) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST,Declan Taistealai (pr tashtalee) would be the Gaelic for Traveller or Deorai (pr Joe Ree near enough)is emigrant. Oiche Mhairt (pr ee-ha wawirt) is the Gaelic for Tuesday night but might be difficult for your fans to pronounce. I've always thought "Many More" or its Gaelic equivalent "Go leoir eile" (pr guh lower ella) would be a good name for a band - this band gets billed for most festivals but never seems to show up and play! |
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12 Apr 02 - 05:04 PM (#688770) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Susan-Marie DeClan - Good ideas, all! Thanks. |
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12 Apr 02 - 05:37 PM (#688787) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: gnu Broom. Re broom the ceiling, an old (Irish ?) Kent County tradition, where a broom is used to beat the ceiling in musical accompanyment. The album covers and titles flow from it.
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12 Apr 02 - 06:18 PM (#688797) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: greg stephens II agree with LFF..name the band after a fiddle tune. there are thousands to choose from. Just to narrow the field, here are a few that have caught my fancy over the years: "Fasten the Leg in Her";"Squeeze her Thighs";"Slip it in Easy"; "Blue Dick";"The Old Wife Pissed and Paddled in it";"Kiss my Arse";"The Little House under the Hill". (the last one sounds quite polite but its a slang expression for an anatomical part). |
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12 Apr 02 - 06:24 PM (#688799) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: SharonA I like Declan's "Many More" idea. What's Gaelic for "To Be Announced" and "Too Numerous to Mention"? |
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12 Apr 02 - 06:34 PM (#688806) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Alice Susan-Marie, if you are in America, a word of warning that a gaelic name will 99% of the time be mispronounced and misspelled. Tune names in English are tried and true for good band names (for example, Cherish the Ladies!)... so, go through tune books or online and try out the titles. alice |
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12 Apr 02 - 06:38 PM (#688809) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Micca Has anyone suggested " ainm" (pr Ann-im) which is gaelic for name, if I remember rightly |
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12 Apr 02 - 06:56 PM (#688830) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: Alice Here are some names that are titles of tunes:
Idle Road
The Irish Music Club
Kitty's Rambles
Give Us Another
The Gaelic Club
Drink And Be Merry
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12 Apr 02 - 07:14 PM (#688843) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: SharonA Alice makes the point I was trying to make in my post about the Gaelic version of "Banish Misfortune". Not only is there the potential for misspelling and mispronunciation of Gaelic names, but also the potential for misinterpretation!!! |
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11 Dec 08 - 11:57 PM (#2513235) Subject: RE: Name Our Band! From: GUEST,Ben I like the name 'the morrigans call' which in gaelic history was the goddess of war |