Hallo everybody,
this is my first post.
My name is Paolo and I’m a fiddler from Italy. I spend a couple of months in Ireland every year, usually in Galway.
I have a new duo. We play mainly Irish tunes and some tunes of our country in the western Alps (occitan music).
I’m looking for a name for the band .. I would like “Róisín stew” … how it sounds ??
Can you give me some feedback ??
Thanks folks
Paolo
p.s. sorry if I wrote something wrong in english ^^
Hi, and welcome to the Board. 
Is “Róisín” supposed to be a pun on rosin and the Irish girl’s name? The trouble is, for me, that it has the unfortunate effect of implying either cannibalism or extremely unhygienic practices. 
What is the origin of your proposed name?
PS I think your English, as used in your post above, is very good. 
Hi and thanks for your welcome and answer,
I just tried to make “Róisín dubh” (from the Sean-nós song and the music venue in Galway) lighter
If I’m right, the pronunciation of “dubh” and “stew” sounds not so different … so I thinked about the “Irish stew” and here we are .. that’s the origin of my invention
I don’t want it sounds like unhygienic or cannibalism practices. 
There isn’t enough consistency in Irish pronunciation for your idea to work. From some northern Irish pronunciations your assumption would be correct. However, in some southern pronunciations, instead of “ROE-sheen Dew”, Róisín Dubh sounds very much like “Russian Dove”.
I think it’s the stew bit that’s bothering me. I mean, it’s … it just doesn’t go as an image with Róisín to me.
If you need Róisín in there, how about “Róisín’s Crew”? Not exciting. But not offputting either. I don’t think I’m helping here … 
Yes I would like to use “Róisín” … what about “Róisín Dove” ??
Can you think of anything else sounds like “Dubh” or “dove” ??
You are great guys
I do have a multi-lingual pun. not sure how good it is …
How about “Róisín Doll”?
The epithet Róisín Dubh is one of a handful of older, necessarily veiled poetic references to Ireland, of course: The Little Black Rose. During the time when that convention came about, using that image in verse or song was less likely to get you hanged or deported than if you came out and said what you really meant.
Not really helping you here much, Paolo, but I think it’s important to have a sense of historical context informing why you do or don’t choose to go a certain way with this.
Thank you nano, I love the Irish history at all his sadness and beauty … this is the reason why I’m trying to make “Róisín Dubh” lighter. I love this epithet, his sound, the sean nos singing and it remember me my lovely Galway.
Anyway to call my band “Róisín Dubh” seems too hard … too much responsibility 
Róisín Doll … first candidate .. can we find more solutions ??
It’s also common as dirt, especially outside of Ireland. If anyone Googled it it would be a near-miracle if yours was the band that got found, 'cause there are lots of other bands out there with the same name.
Yes it is.
Back to my first hypothesis … what about “Róisín’s stew” ?? or “Róisín’s dove” ??
I’m going to bed 
… see you tomorrow folks and thanks for your helpfulness
Róisín Duo
even I know people in a band with that name 
Not bad!
If it’s a stew of wee roses you want, for the closest thing possible you’d have to look to Sweden:
I’m surprised you’d admit it.
that isn’t even close to the things I wouldn’t tell ya here 
Darn Hippies.
NO NO, Róisín Dubh is short for Rosin da bow…
As for a name I spent quite a bit of time trying to get a group to use “Sine Nomine.” Couldn’t get them to accept it though…
Róisín band ???