Proposed Music Group: I just decided that if I ever start a band, it will be called the Scoffing Fudds. Not sure of the genre, though something cross and crabby would be appropriate. As to instrumentation, I have dibs on tambourine, triangle, and kazoo.
‘Smoking with Barack’: An interesting blog discussion (yeah, I left a comment) on whether it matters that Barack Obama smokes.
I would expect, with a band name like the Scoffing Fudds, a blue grass/Scottish crossover sort of thing. Bagpipes covering Hank Williams tunes.