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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Thornton | | THAWRN-tən | English |
| Genevieve | | JEN-ə-veev | English |
| Preeti | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati |
| Bert | | BURT (English), BERT (German, Dutch) | English, German, Dutch |
| IÚIle | | - | Irish |
| BjÖRg | | - | Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic |