I see in your profile that you are a member of the Piedmont NC group and your post indicates you play bluegrass and gospel.
How about "PB & J"? Piedmont Bluegrass and Jesus.
I see in your profile that you are a member of the Piedmont NC group and your post indicates you play bluegrass and gospel.
How about "PB & J"? Piedmont Bluegrass and Jesus.
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I've always wanted to name a group something like: The New Lost Mountain Red Dirt Ramblers & Highwaymen Brothers Band
You know, it's important to have a fairly short, clear, meaningful name that producers, promoters and sponsors can remember. In the '80s my friend Ric Blair played guitar for a rock band with the unfortunate moniker of "The Willoughby/Wilson Band" ... he told me about at least one promoter who introduced them as "The Wimbly Womblys."
My bluegrass gospel band is The Priest and the Publicans, because our banjo player is a Catholic priest. Unfortunately, some of the local churches and charities that hire us don't seem to know what bluegrass is and can't get the name straight. No matter what you do, not everyone will "get it."
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We played a wedding reception that was sort of 'high brow.' Our fiddler got us the job and told us we were to play in a corner, without mics, make nice music, and not be noticed............like "flies on a window sill." One of my goals is to have band by that name.
Bob
re simmers
How about a nod to your state bird?...
Uncle Bob & The Northern Cardinals
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What about Tater and the Tater Peelin' boys?
Come on guys, just because it's bluegrass doesn't mean the names have to be cheesy and lame.
I was alway partial to "Ned Beatty and the Squealers," but that might not be the best name for a group doing a lot of gospel music at local churches.
Maybe "Ned's Revenge?"
Bob
re simmers
continuing in a biblical vein - with your F-style eastman you could call yourselves "uncle bob and his dead sea scroll ... s"
There are a lot of good whiskeys in NC, perhaps one or two of them can inspire you. Er umm.... I mean the names, the names.
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I came up with this on anohter thread......
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You guys are Great!!! Thank you for all the suggestions for a band name.
I'm starting to like this name: The New River Gang What do you all think?
Keep 'um comin'
P.S. - Just saw Denny Roberts at the Big Lick BG Festival this afternoon - unreal! What a wonderful player.
Bob
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Sorry about my P.S. typo: I meant Danny Roberts (I have problems: old age, bad fingers, tin ear, poor eye sight, feeble mind, mean wife, stupid dog, etc. - not pretty, but it's a life).
Anyway, I think this thread has pretty much run its course. Thanks again for all the name suggestions!
Bob
Young & Thin maybe in but Old & Fat is where it's at!
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So, is that the name? The New River Gang? That's just fine, a good, solid name. You done good.
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