Oldfield
British motorsport legend
Oldfield is a surname, most notably associated with Mike Oldfield, the British musician who composed *Tubular Bells*.
As a common noun, an old field is agricultural land that has been abandoned and is returning to wild vegetation—a term used in ecology and land management: The old field was thick with goldenrod and young pines.
Complex, extended rock music
- multi-instrumentalistPlayer of multiple instruments
- composerCreator of musical works
- guitaristOne who plays six strings
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
Virgin Records · ambient · New Age · ethereal · layering · melodic · instrumental · soundtrack
Study of family descent
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- patronymicName from father's name
- lineageDescent from progenitors
descendants · forebears · pedigree · clan · kinship · English surname · hereditary · parish records
Small rural British settlement
- LancashireNorthwestern English county
- YorkshireHistoric English county
- WorcestershireFermented English condiment
- hamletTiny rural settlement
settlement · farmstead · countryside · parish · historic · meadow · pastoral · rural
progressive rock
Complex, extended rock music
- multi-instrumentalistPlayer of multiple instruments
- composerCreator of musical works
- guitaristOne who plays six strings
synthesizer · Virgin Records · ambient · New Age · ethereal · layering · melodic · instrumental · soundtrack · QE2
genealogy
Study of family descent
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- patronymicName from father's name
lineage · descendants · forebears · pedigree · clan · kinship · English surname · hereditary · parish records · census
English village
Small rural British settlement
- LancashireNorthwestern English county
- YorkshireHistoric English county
- WorcestershireFermented English condiment
hamlet · settlement · farmstead · countryside · parish · historic · meadow · pastoral · rural · agricultural
Oldfieldnewcomer
Recent arrival somewhere
new arrival · rookie · novice · fresh face · upstart