old-time
From way back
Old-time describes something belonging to or characteristic of an earlier era, often with nostalgic or quaint connotations.
It typically modifies nouns to suggest traditional methods, styles, or values: old-time religion, old-time radio.
In American music, old-time specifically refers to traditional Appalachian folk music played on acoustic instruments like fiddles and banjos, predating and influencing bluegrass.
The term generally carries positive associations of authenticity and simpler times.
Adjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- square-danceFolk dancing with caller
hoedown · dulcimer · ballad · storytelling · hymnal · gospel · campfire · hootenanny
Time not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- halcyonPeacefully prosperous era
- memoriesStored past experiences
sentimental · wistful · sepia · retro · fondness · recollect · longing · melancholy
Grooved disc audio player
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
flapper · prohibition · newsreel · tintype · daguerreotype · rotary · nickelodeon · gaslight
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- forebearsAncestral family members
handed-down · generational · legacy · heirlooms · craft · artisan · handmade · folkways
Very old indeed
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- colonialOf occupied territories
- frontierEdge of settlement
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
settlers · homesteaders · kerosene · blacksmith · cobbler · tinker · cooper · wheelwright
fiddle
Adjust restlessly; folk violin
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
square-dance · hoedown · dulcimer · ballad · storytelling · hymnal · gospel · campfire · hootenanny · country
yesteryear
Time not long past
memories · sentimental · wistful · sepia · retro · fondness · recollect · longing · melancholy · pastoral
phonograph
Grooved disc audio player
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
speakeasy · flapper · prohibition · newsreel · tintype · daguerreotype · rotary · nickelodeon · gaslight · trolley
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
forebears · handed-down · generational · legacy · heirlooms · craft · artisan · handmade · folkways · apprenticeship
ancient
Very old indeed
pioneer · settlers · homesteaders · kerosene · blacksmith · cobbler · tinker · cooper · wheelwright · apothecary
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad
- vintagevintage, antique, retro, nostalgic, bygone
- American Rootsblues, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz
- folk genresbluegrass, Americana, Irish folk, Appalachian, traditional folk
- folkfolk song, folk tale, folk hero, folk costume, folk remedy
old-timehigh-tech
Using newest innovations
hi-tech · state-of-the-art · ultramodern · cutting-edge · advanced
old, time, elder, older, elderly, timeless, oldest, timely, eldest