Rough music

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Rough music is a form of English folklore, and refers to an 18th and 19th century in which a humiliating punishment is inflicted upon one or more people who have violated the standards of the rest of the community. Instances of rough music in the United States were known as shivarees.

During a rough music performance, the victim may be riden upon a pole or donkey, and his crimes may be the subject of mime, theatrical performances, recitatives, along with a litany of obscenities and insults.

Equivalents include the German haberfeld-treiben, Italian scampanate and French charivari.