basket house



basket house

A bar, café, or other public venue where musicians perform and are paid only by the collection of money from the audience in a basket or similar receptacle. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Many of the most famous musicians began their careers eking out a living in basket houses around Greenwich Village in New York City.
See also: basket, house

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ramonarah-MO-nah (Spanish), rə-MON-ə (English)Spanish, Romanian, English
Patya-Russian
FlorianFLO-ree-ahn (German), FLAWR-yahn (Polish)German, Polish, French
Tadg-Irish, Scottish
CÔMe-French
AlfonsAHL-fawns (German, Dutch, Polish)German, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Germanic