pub songs
Drinking hall choruses
Pub songs are drinking songs traditionally sung in British pubs—boisterous, often bawdy tunes meant for group participation rather than polished performance.
They tend toward simple melodies, repetitive choruses, and themes of drink, love, and revelry: The whole table joined in on the pub songs after the third round.
The tradition spans centuries of folk music.
- alehousesDrinking establishments serving beer
- beer hallsCommunal drinking establishments
- beer gardenOutdoor drinking establishment
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
- folk traditionCommunity customs across generations
oral history · pubs · sea shanties · singalongs · public houses · bawdy · tin whistle · camaraderie · call-and-response · rhythmic clapping · acoustic instruments · taverns · heritage · historical events · saloons · local watering hole · improvisation · community bonding
- Sing-AlongsJingle Bells, Kumbaya, karaoke, B-I-N-G-O, Sweet Caroline
- folk musicfolk, folk music, folk ballads, folk ballad, folk singers
- group songssing-along, sing-alongs, singalong, communal singing, call and response
- music makingsinging, jam session, jam sessions, karaoke, open mic
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, alto
- Celtic Folkjigs, reels, bodhrán, Irish jig, Irish jigs
pub songsopera
Theatrical art combining song
lieder · chamber music · oratorio · symphony · sacred choral music