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How many of you have been to a Hootenanny? (Original Post)
jpak
Apr 2019
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samnsara
(17,622 posts)1. i saw one on stage in Eureka Springs Arkansas!
Siwsan
(26,268 posts)2. Isn't that some sort of festival that worships an Owl/Goat hybrid??
Just "kidding"!
jpak
(41,758 posts)3. They make a sound like someone rattling a can of plums
Aristus
(66,388 posts)4. Not me. Sounds like it involves hay, cousins, and pickin' 'n' grinnin'.
I'll pass...
jpak
(41,758 posts)5. Such a rich Fantasy Life!
Different Drummer
(7,621 posts)14. You and I are of one mind on that.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)7. i'v gone to a hootenanny and a hoedown broke out !
jpak
(41,758 posts)9. I hope the Hoedown didn't Breakdown into a
Motown
happybird
(4,608 posts)8. Ha! Going by the modern description on Wikipedia, Yes!
"Nowadays the word most commonly refers to a folk music party with an open mic, at which different performers are welcome to get up and play in front of an audience."
Well, I'll be!
get the red out
(13,466 posts)10. Yes
Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)11. All the time. Been to Hoedowns, too.
Known the difference since birth. I come from people who came down from the Appalachians/Blue Ridge.
Back in the early 60's when they were quite popular and so was folk music.
unc70
(6,115 posts)13. Yes. Also remember the TV series
The series was filmed on college campuses.
jpak
(41,758 posts)15. And they all ended like this...