tavernwave

English

Etymology

From tavern +‎ -wave (“applied to various (often very specialised) music genres, subcultures and aesthetics”).

Noun

tavernwave (uncountable)

1. Synonym of bardcore (“A genre of music in which modern songs are covered in a medieval or ancient style, often involving the lyrics being adapted or translated into historically accurate language”)
   • 2021 February 27, Olivia Ho, “What in heaven is Bardcore and why dost thou love it?”, in ABC News‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-11-06:

     When it played on-air, that particular Shakira cover ended up being our most reacted to song via the textline for the day. 'WTF's aside, the consensus was that the Tavernwave was a vibe:

   • [2021 May 12, Claire Bracken, “Shakira, but make it mediaeval: Bardcore takes today's music back in time”, in The Straits Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-08-14:

     Though mediaeval music covers have been around since before the pandemic, the bardcore trend - also known as tavernwave - dates back to April last year, as the world was succumbing to coronavirus.]

   • [2022 November 4, Vicky Jessop, “Sainsbury's Christmas advert review: watching Alison Hammond work her magic is a treat”, in Evening Standard‎^[3], archived from the original on 2022-11-14:

     Set to a flute version of Teenage Dirtbag (apparently part of a growing TikTok phenomenon known as 'Bardcore' or 'tavernwave'), said teen goes on a cooking spree, pinching items from all over the land to make… another Christmas pudding.]