wandering minstrels
Itinerant medieval performers
Wandering minstrels were medieval entertainers who traveled from place to place, performing songs, stories, and music for audiences at courts, fairs, and public gatherings.
The phrase now evokes a romanticized image of itinerant musicians with lutes or guitars, often used humorously or nostalgically: A group of wandering minstrels serenaded diners on the patio.
- street musicianOutdoor performer seeking donations
- lutePear-bodied fretted strings
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- gleemanAnglo-Saxon traveling minstrel
- griotAfrican oral tradition keeper
bard · skald · lyricist · storyteller · folk singer · nomad · vagabond · balladeer · busker · town square · medieval fair · itinerant · open road · jongleur · court jester · lyre · poet · harp
- musical ensemblesband, duet, orchestra, trio, quartet
- bardsbard, bards, skald, jongleur, gleeman
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