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
In “That’s All I Know About Arkansas,” Leventhal constructed a mandolin-topped string band in the studio to support a modal, Appalachian-tinged melody.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
A planned frolic that features joyful dancing to the compulsive rhythms of a string band forgets that the conditions behind this festivity aren’t volitional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
That string band, convened in early 2018 by Rhiannon Giddens, is a group of banjo-playing Black women with significant overlapping experiences, but distinct sounds and sensibilities.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2021
The string band from Rocky Bend would come.
From Judith of Blue Lake Ranch by Gregory, Jackson
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