hootenanny

noun

hoo·te·nan·ny ˈhü-tə-ˌna-nē

plural hootenannies

Synonyms of hootenanny next

chiefly dialectal : gadget

: 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for hootenanny