Folk-singing gathering

• Party involving folk music
• Folkies' do
• Community sing
• Kids' mother follows nose, right away finding party

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
hootenanny \hoot"en*an*ny\ n. An informal social gathering or concert featuring mostly folk songs, sometimes dancing, and where the audience often participates in the singing. [PJC] Same as whatchamacallit ; a thingumbob. [Obsolescent, chiefly dial.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"informal session of folk musicians," 1940, American English, earlier "a gadget" (1927), of unknown origin, perhaps a nonsense word.\n\nAnother device used by the professional car thief, and one recently developed to perfection, according to a large Chicago ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hootenanny is a folk-music party. Hootenanny may also refer to:

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A placeholder word for a nonspecific or forgotten thing ''(see thingamajig, whatchamacallit)'' 2 An informal, festive performance by folk singers, often including audience participation with the use of acoustic instruments. ...