Furthermore, because it was passed down among the blind people of Todo-za it was also called hoshi uta (because the blind people of Todo-za, such as the kengyo, shaved their heads and wore uniforms called 'kengyo fuku' resembling the robes of Buddhist monks, and therefore they looked like Buddhist priests; but in performances other than Heikyoku it is considered that they often dressed in a combination of a haori and a hakama with a family crest, as the formal attire of ordinary citizens).
また、当道座の盲人たちによって伝承されてきたために法師唄とも呼ばれることもあった（検校など当道座の盲人は髪を剃りユニフォームが「検校服」と呼ばれる僧衣に近いもので、僧形であったため。ただし平曲以外の演奏は民間の礼服である紋付羽織袴が多かったらしい）。