hootenanny
noun
hoo·te·nan·ny
ˈhü-tə-ˌna-nē 
plural hootenannies
1
chiefly dialectal
: gadget
2
: a gathering at which folk singers entertain often with the audience joining in
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But Stapleton’s ability to make a giant concrete edifice seem like an intimate hootenanny with just an acoustic guitar and his deeply expressive voice was a rare accomplishment.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Some were these churlish rock records, others hootenanny folk records, bluegrass/country standards with Mac Wiseman.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
Launched in 2002, atop a mountain just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in southwestern Virginia, FloydFest grew from a grassroots backyard hootenanny to one of the premier independent music festivals in the country, attracting upwards of 20,000 attendees annually.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
Performing with their band in front of gold-glowing light panels, the duo opened the song with a scorching guitar solo before launching into the hootenanny of a track, during which the camera cut to both Lady Gaga and H.E.R. rocking out in the audience.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2022
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Some were these churlish rock records, others hootenanny folk records, bluegrass/country standards with Mac Wiseman.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
Launched in 2002, atop a mountain just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in southwestern Virginia, FloydFest grew from a grassroots backyard hootenanny to one of the premier independent music festivals in the country, attracting upwards of 20,000 attendees annually.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
Performing with their band in front of gold-glowing light panels, the duo opened the song with a scorching guitar solo before launching into the hootenanny of a track, during which the camera cut to both Lady Gaga and H.E.R. rocking out in the audience.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2022
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“Hootenanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hootenanny. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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hootenanny
noun
hoo·te·nan·ny
ˈhüt-ᵊn-ˌan-ē
plural hootenannies
: a gathering at which folksingers entertain
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