foo-foo band

English

Noun

foo-foo band (plural foo-foo bands)

  1. (nautical) An impromptu musical band on late 19th C sailing vessels, made up from members of the ship's crew.[1]
    We sighted the Jennie Harkness, obviously American, at daylight right ahead in the S.E. trades; at noon we were alongside her, and our Foo-Foo band played "Yankee-Doodle" as we passed her.[2]

References

[1] [2]

  1. Arhoolie Records > The Foo Foo Band Accessed 11 March 2014.
  2. Lubbock, B. (1921): The Colonial Clippers Digital copy, Internet Archive, 2007. Pp. 158-9.
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