Our session group plays in pubs and other musicians normally sit in and join us during the night. We never gave ourselves a name but need one now as publicans want to promote their entertainment offerings for the summer season and have asked us to put a name on our group. I thought of 'Skylark' but that's been taken before. Maybe some creative-minded members here might suggest some suitable name for a trad session group (3 members). Thanks.
As there's so much droning on about reading dots over on the other thread, so call yourselves the polka dots. Not very good I know but no worse than some that have come up already.
We'd get the joke with Polka Dots, but most people would get it all wrong. This is not my invention, but I think it's going spare "Jigs Might Fly".
So bad it's good?
As groups are often named after tunes, perhaps something like:
Three Sea Captains
Three Merry Sisters of Fate (rather dependant upon the genders of the three members)
"Hot Whiskey", "Slainte", anything to do with drink, or name it after a tune or song, such as "Fiddler's Green" or "Hewlitt".
We once named ourselves after the tune "Smash the windows" and were well chuffed until the landlord said he couldn't put up posters. True.
Anything that sounds lively. Avoid titles like "The mournful three".
Boring, 'safe' suggestion: "Failte"
(assuming it's a welcoming session!)
Most tourists will learn the meaning and pronunciation early in their trip, so it should be OK.
Mind you I like Jigs Might Fly.
Where do you play, lilt? I occasionally foray to Ennis for a session, might look you up!
Many of these are too long, or obscure, or musicians' in-jokes (my paltry effort included.)
You want something short, snappy, easy to remember, and *possibly* but not necessarily, Irish-sounding.
Look at the names of many of the successful bands: Altan, Dervish, Planxty and so on. Just a couple of syllables.
my 2p.
I once played in an outfit called "The Jimi Hendrix Memorial Céilí Band."
What about "The Cue Tours"
If your in NYC how about "The Sauna in the Cawna!"
Or be boring and go for, as I sometimes use, "Blasta" (It means tasty in Gaelige)
Great suggestions, everyone! Thanks. I particularly like MTGuru's idea - use my own nick as the name. How come that didn't strike me? 'Jigs Might Fly' is great though. What Key Maniac Lad said makes good sense - short, snappy with just the barest of syllables. We'll get to work on it immediately. Thanks again everyone. RockyRoader, I play mostly in Bofey Quinn's pub and in Brogan's, Ennis during the summer. I'm the one with the flute. Go to YouTube and search 'sessions ennis'. The second clip that pops up (its actually in spanish,it says 'session en ennis') has a big gang of us together. The quality of the clip isn't great as it's very dark but I'm the guy on the near left pumping away for all I'm worth. Come in anytime.
It's a 10 to 1 cert that whatever you come up with has already been used by someone else - my band shares a name with a Canadian outfit, but there's no confusion because they don't play barn dances and we don't write our own songs.
names of tunes - Toss the Feathers, Boys of the Lough
places - Alba, Lindisfarne, Friel's Kitchen, Easy Club
celtic - Oisin, De Dannan, Tir na nOg
first names - Peter, Paul & Mary; The Fureys and Davey Arthur
play on words - Four in a Bar
parodies - Paddy Goes To Holyhead,
the ...s : Hothouse Flowers, Waterboys, Dubliners
the ... Band - The Oyster Band, The Albion Band
commands - Rent A Crowd
made up - Chumbawamba
Shakespeare's granny
The Little woman who stole my supper
The Jesus Christ Ceile Band
Lords of the Reel
Gents of the Jigs
Folk You!
Folk You Too!
The Last Bus to Ennis
Mary's Right Hand is Starting to Heal
The Heel Toe and Knee Musical Society
The Mushroom Gatherer's of Ennis
Get down off that bike before you break something
Sins of the Little People
Darby O Gill's Missing Family
The Jig Strike Force
In the Stupid Things I Heard As a Kid Which for Some Reason Still Make Me Laugh a Little Department:
An 8th-grade classmate once proposed as a name for a rock group "Joe Fuzz and the Hairies."
Since you live in Ireland you probably get a lot of American tourists who think you have leprechauns flying out of your arse and that you all believe in the little people. To please them, why not call it "Top o' the morning!"
:D
The Water Boils
The Merchants of Ennis
The Card Trick Monkeys
The Very Men - a personal favourite
Special o'fecks
The Ecumenical Matters
Tunnel of Goats
Geese in the Bog
Pigeons on the Take
The Merchants Of Ennis is neat or The Merchants Of Menace if you prefer. But I have to agree with KML on the syllables issue, go with what you've decided...Lilt sounds good. What's the latest ads slogans ? I've been away too long. used to be something along the lines "Lilt, so good you wanna blah ,blah"
Name for a group!
Name for a group!
Our session group plays in pubs and other musicians normally sit in and join us during the night. We never gave ourselves a name but need one now as publicans want to promote their entertainment offerings for the summer season and have asked us to put a name on our group. I thought of 'Skylark' but that's been taken before. Maybe some creative-minded members here might suggest some suitable name for a trad session group (3 members). Thanks.
# Posted on April 19th 2007 by lilt
Re: Name for a group!
How about "session group". Does what it says on the tin
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by llig leahcim
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"Poxonillig" has a nice ring to it.
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by mcknowall
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How about "Lilt" ? Sometimes the answer is closer than you think.
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by MTGuru
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"Dadan Carambolo and his gypsy session players"
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Rafix
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"The 3 members"?
Or just go for something cliched and cheesy involving shamrocks, pure drop, potcheen and the colour green...
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by bc_box_player
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The Annaghbama 3
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Ottery
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As there's so much droning on about reading dots over on the other thread, so call yourselves the polka dots. Not very good I know but no worse than some that have come up already.
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Alf Tupper
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We'd get the joke with Polka Dots, but most people would get it all wrong. This is not my invention, but I think it's going spare "Jigs Might Fly".
So bad it's good?
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Lingpupa
Re: Name for a group!
As groups are often named after tunes, perhaps something like:
Three Sea Captains
Three Merry Sisters of Fate (rather dependant upon the genders of the three members)
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by seisflutes
Re: Name for a group!
"Hot Whiskey", "Slainte", anything to do with drink, or name it after a tune or song, such as "Fiddler's Green" or "Hewlitt".
We once named ourselves after the tune "Smash the windows" and were well chuffed until the landlord said he couldn't put up posters. True.
Anything that sounds lively. Avoid titles like "The mournful three".
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by bodhran bliss
Re: Name for a group!
I like "Jigs might fly". Must use that the next time the tax man forces me to change names.
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by bodhran bliss
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When Jigs Fly
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by The Merry Highlander
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The Irish Washermen
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Matt_Celta
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how about "is not allowed to play" it looks great in posters." Is not allowed to play tonight at gan aim pub"
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by fer
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Boring, 'safe' suggestion: "Failte"
(assuming it's a welcoming session!)
Most tourists will learn the meaning and pronunciation early in their trip, so it should be OK.
Mind you I like Jigs Might Fly.
Where do you play, lilt? I occasionally foray to Ennis for a session, might look you up!
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by RockyRoader
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Or maybe a variation on seisflutes suggestion :
"The 3 Merry Misters of Fate"
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by RockyRoader
Re: Name for a group!
Many of these are too long, or obscure, or musicians' in-jokes (my paltry effort included.)
You want something short, snappy, easy to remember, and *possibly* but not necessarily, Irish-sounding.
Look at the names of many of the successful bands: Altan, Dervish, Planxty and so on. Just a couple of syllables.
my 2p.
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Alf Tupper
Re: Name for a group!
Craic Den.
(groan)
Somebody was going to say it eventually
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by wormdiet
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I quite like "Plankety" or "The Frothy Band".
I once played in an outfit called "The Jimi Hendrix Memorial Céilí Band."
What about "The Cue Tours"
If your in NYC how about "The Sauna in the Cawna!"
Or be boring and go for, as I sometimes use, "Blasta" (It means tasty in Gaelige)
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by iwerzon
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Great suggestions, everyone! Thanks. I particularly like MTGuru's idea - use my own nick as the name. How come that didn't strike me? 'Jigs Might Fly' is great though. What Key Maniac Lad said makes good sense - short, snappy with just the barest of syllables. We'll get to work on it immediately. Thanks again everyone. RockyRoader, I play mostly in Bofey Quinn's pub and in Brogan's, Ennis during the summer. I'm the one with the flute. Go to YouTube and search 'sessions ennis'. The second clip that pops up (its actually in spanish,it says 'session en ennis') has a big gang of us together. The quality of the clip isn't great as it's very dark but I'm the guy on the near left pumping away for all I'm worth. Come in anytime.
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by lilt
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What about "Lilt" ?
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Geoff Pollitt
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Bollock* !
I just saw MTGuru's suggestion.
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Geoff Pollitt
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I am not well :(
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Geoff Pollitt
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I love those names you suggested, iwerzon. Our ideas pool has broadened considerably. Thanks.
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by lilt
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It's a 10 to 1 cert that whatever you come up with has already been used by someone else - my band shares a name with a Canadian outfit, but there's no confusion because they don't play barn dances and we don't write our own songs.
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Guernsey Pete
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names of tunes - Toss the Feathers, Boys of the Lough
places - Alba, Lindisfarne, Friel's Kitchen, Easy Club
celtic - Oisin, De Dannan, Tir na nOg
first names - Peter, Paul & Mary; The Fureys and Davey Arthur
play on words - Four in a Bar
parodies - Paddy Goes To Holyhead,
the ...s : Hothouse Flowers, Waterboys, Dubliners
the ... Band - The Oyster Band, The Albion Band
commands - Rent A Crowd
made up - Chumbawamba
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by kuec
Re: Name for a group!
Ok here goes,
Shakespeare's granny
The Little woman who stole my supper
The Jesus Christ Ceile Band
Lords of the Reel
Gents of the Jigs
Folk You!
Folk You Too!
The Last Bus to Ennis
Mary's Right Hand is Starting to Heal
The Heel Toe and Knee Musical Society
The Mushroom Gatherer's of Ennis
Get down off that bike before you break something
Sins of the Little People
Darby O Gill's Missing Family
The Jig Strike Force
Regards
Shylock
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Shylock
Re: Name for a group!
In the Stupid Things I Heard As a Kid Which for Some Reason Still Make Me Laugh a Little Department:
An 8th-grade classmate once proposed as a name for a rock group "Joe Fuzz and the Hairies."
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by sts
Re: Name for a group!
Since you live in Ireland you probably get a lot of American tourists who think you have leprechauns flying out of your arse and that you all believe in the little people. To please them, why not call it "Top o' the morning!"
:D
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by dancer1337
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The Water Boils
The Merchants of Ennis
The Card Trick Monkeys
The Very Men - a personal favourite
Special o'fecks
The Ecumenical Matters
Tunnel of Goats
Geese in the Bog
Pigeons on the Take
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by RockyRoader
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"free beer tonight" since it's in a pub unless the landlord pays you to provide the music.
The Irish teashock
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by rochson
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Porky Sly and the Five Mile Cheese
# Posted on April 20th 2007 by Lizzy
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The Merchants Of Ennis is neat or The Merchants Of Menace if you prefer. But I have to agree with KML on the syllables issue, go with what you've decided...Lilt sounds good. What's the latest ads slogans ? I've been away too long. used to be something along the lines "Lilt, so good you wanna blah ,blah"
# Posted on April 21st 2007 by Strathfoyle
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The Priests of Lilt
# Posted on April 21st 2007 by morning star
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Totally Tropical Taste
# Posted on April 21st 2007 by Ottery