Jody Kruskal Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Press deadline is today. It's a new contra dance band with me on concertina, Jane on fiddle, Trip on harmonica and Allan on guitar. We played together at a festival a few weeks ago. What a cookin' combo. The venue had a last minute cancellation so I put this together on the fly. Any ideas? Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Press deadline is today. It's a new contra dance band with me on concertina, Jane on fiddle, Trip on harmonica and Allan on guitar. We played together at a festival a few weeks ago. What a cookin' combo. The venue had a last minute cancellation so I put this together on the fly. Any ideas? Please help! Might be giving too much prominence to one member, but my predilection for puns led me to (you know the tune) Trip and Upstairs. I'll keep thinking, but they're likely to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdormire Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 You have a good name right in the post, Jody, in "What a cookin' combo". Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglo-Irishman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Jody, just off the cuff: Three 'n' One (3 guys and 1 gal; could also mean "three in one", which sounds kinda useful). Further rationale: there are lots of dances in 3/4 time; add 1/4 and you've got 4/4, which is the time signature for lots more dances. Or, drawing on the info in your posting: "Festival Strings and Reeds" (or "Festival String and Reed Band", though this would be a bit more unwieldy). Or again: "[placename] Strings and Reeds", where placename could be e.g. where the festival was, or where the combo's first gig is taking place, or where you all come from. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Press deadline is today. It's a new contra dance band with me on concertina, Jane on fiddle, Trip on harmonica and Allan on guitar. We played together at a festival a few weeks ago. What a cookin' combo. The venue had a last minute cancellation so I put this together on the fly. Any ideas? Please help! You probably don't want to use the suggestion I've made to various groups I've played with ( rejected every time, I can't imagine why): Reptile Dysfunction. Two free reed instruments? How about Reedy, Set, Go. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Stein Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 cluricauns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'm guessing all the good names containing "contra" have already gone? I see there are already several Contraptions and Contretemps. There's a full list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.folk-dancing/RqExX9z0_NM/aMK5KIPLbJQJ Contrafeit? Contrabalance?... (wanders off dribbling..........) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'll keep thinking, but they're likely to get worse. I did warn you. Looking at the title of this thread brought me to: Desperately Seeking Mr. Goodband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 You probably don't want to use the suggestion I've made to various groups I've played with ( rejected every time, I can't imagine why): Reptile Dysfunction. Hiss! Reminds me of a name I've always thought should have a group, ever since I saw this for sale posting on a university bulletin board: Narcoleptic Puppies Probably not the best name for a contradance band, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 CONTRA..BAND ! ? ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Madden Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I have always thought that there should be a dance band named: Contra Diction Dan M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I have always thought that there should be a dance band named: Contra Diction... Sounds pretty good IMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 CONTRA..BAND ! ? ! Google: "Join us for a beginner level contra dance with the Improper Contraband and caller Tony Dickens." "I have always thought that there should be a dance band named: Contra Diction" Maybe there is: Google: The Contradictions is a contradance and couple-dance quartet based in Ithaca NY Come on guys - the obvious ones were all taken years ago! There's even a band in Maine called the Contrapuntal Iguanas! I can't find anything for "Contradistinction". That sounds quite.. .distinctive. We're probably past the deadline by now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Kruskal Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Nope, the deadline is in 10 hours. True, all the obvious ones are taken, some, multiple times. I love all your suggestions. Keep 'em coming... do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Nope, the deadline is in 10 hours. True, all the obvious ones are taken, some, multiple times. I love all your suggestions. Keep 'em coming... do. I thought this obvious name was taken, but a quick search suggests maybe not: The Contra Temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I thought this obvious name was taken, but a quick search suggests maybe not: The Contra Temps. http://mfs.org.au/wiki/index.php?title=Bands,_Musicians_and_Choirs#Contratemps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 It's pretty cheesy, but how about "Popular Belief" i.e. "Dance Contra to Popular Belief." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdms Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 How about something along the lines of Bellower, Scraper, Blower and Picker? Kind of clunky, I suppose, but I do think it has potential. Bellow, Scrape, Blow & Pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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