Name Suggestions for a Bluegrass Band

[Uncle Bob]

So, is that the name? The New River Gang? That's just fine, a good, solid name. You done good.

Hey journeybear -

Yes, I think The New River Gang will be the name for my band. The wife thinks it's a stupid name, so it must be good!

Thanks again to the forum brotherhood for all the input.

[journeybear]

Oh lawdy! Now there's a rule of thumb if there ever was one!

[Pete Counter]

How about "Forked Stick" ? Thats from an off color joke! Or maybe "The Celia Yatter Band" (sounds like see ya later)

[JeffD]

"Javelina Highway" is a name I have been kicking around my head for a while.

[Willie Poole]

J.B. "New River Gang"...Does that mean the river is new or the gang, or is that the name of the river? I had some pickers drop out of my band some years ago and they just added "New" in front of my bands name and tried to book shows making people think it was the same band, much like "The New Quicksiler" spin off of Doyle`s band some years ago...

Willie

[journeybear]

Oh, man! I dunno - you'd have to ask Uncle Bob. Is New River a river near him, or one he has fond memories of, or his favorite fishing spot? Is it a dry river bed most of the year except spring, when it fills with melted snow runoff, and becomes new? These are questions that may well be beyond our meager abilities to fully understand.

It does remind me of a highway sign from my old stomping grounds - "Four Mile River Road." I often wondered which was four miles long, the road or the river.

[Uncle Bob]

J.B. "New River Gang"...Does that mean the river is new or the gang, or is that the name of the river? I had some pickers drop out of my band some years ago and they just added "New" in front of my bands name and tried to book shows making people think it was the same band, much like "The New Quicksiler" spin off of Doyle`s band some years ago...

Hi Willie,

The New River is the main river in Ashe county, North Carolina, in the Blueridge mountains. It is one of the oldest rivers in the world, and one of the few major rivers in the United States to flow north instead of south, east, or west. There are 34 recorded creeks and streams that flow into the New River in Ashe County. In 1998 the river was designated an "American Heritage River" by President Bill Clinton, and it is famed for its beautiful rural scenery, clear water, fly fishing, and kayaking and canoeing.

I've got a little weekend place up in Ashe county and love to hang out around the New River. I thought The New River Gang had a nice ring to it for a band name.

[journeybear]

Asked and answered! New River being one of the oldest rivers in the world - sheer delightful irony.