cow bell
Herd locator instrument
A cowbell is a simple metal bell hung around the neck of grazing cattle so farmers can locate them by sound.
The instrument has been adopted into music, particularly Latin percussion and rock, where it provides a distinctive clanking rhythm.
We need more cowbell became a catchphrase after a famous comedy sketch satirizing overuse of the instrument in studio recordings.
- chimeMelodic bell sound
- clangLoud metallic sound
- ringerImpostor in competition
- percussionSound through impact
- alpineOf high elevations
livestock · farm animal · grazing · cattle drive · herd · drum kit · marching band · SNL · clapper · forging · folklore · folk music · barn · farmer · heritage · dairy · dairy farm · strap
- bellscowbells, doorbell, handbell, toll, handbells
- farm soundsrooster crow, turkey gobble, duck quack, goose honk