hootenanny

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  1. noun An informal performance by folk singers, typically with participation by the audience.
  2. noun Informal An unidentified or unidentifiable gadget.

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  • It is cowboy hats and nose rings, a hootenanny with a mosh pit. —  Express Milwaukee
  • We address all those questions, Oreo Pizzas, your emails, phone calls and much more on GameSpot's weekly audio hootenanny. download —  GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features
  • He also, as the story goes, had a "hootenanny Bar Mitzvah" in 1960s New York with a host of up-and-coming folk heroes in attendance. —  J. Weekly
  • If not exactly a hootenanny, this star-studded edition of Spectacle is a showcase for and an embarrassment of riches of the craft of songwriting, from some of the best-known (and loved) tunes of the past —  CTV News RSS Feed
  • Originally from Virginia, her roots were in strong spirit as the wood floor of the Swedish American Music Hall rang with stomps and dancing shoes, just like a modern day hootenanny. —  Golden Gate [X]pReSS
 

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