string band
Britishnoun
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a band consisting of stringed instruments
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an informal name for string orchestra
Example Sentences
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Avril was greeted with a VIP tour of the Mummers Museum and her favourite string band captain Jimmy Good showed up to surprise her.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
That’s why she wanted to record the tunes they inherited from Thompson, as well as from Etta Baker and other North Carolina string band players — hence the “Blackbird” album.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
Four years later, he and his brother started a banjo-less string band that played country music throughout southwestern Virginia.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2023
Watching the string band, Linda Lay, 60, who runs a family farm business and sings bluegrass with her husband David Lay, leaped off her feet in a jig.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
"Better have a string band up there at once," I said, "and open it as a public recreation ground."
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin
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