Answer: minstrels

AnswerCrossword Clue
MINSTRELSOld-time entertainers.
MINSTRELSLay people?
MINSTRELSLyric poets
minstrelsA medieval singer or musician, esp. one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility
minstrelsA member of a band of entertainers with blackened faces who perform songs and music ostensibly of black American origin
minstrelsMINSTREL, a medieval musician