Minstrel :: Minstrel (n.) In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician..
Minstrelsy :: Minstrelsy (n.) The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.