Calliope House
When I first heard this tune at a session in Eugene, I loved it and had to learn it. But before doing so, I did a little digging about its history and found I had an even more important reason for learning it I grew up in the suburban area of Pittsburgh, PA, (Pleasant Hills) and this jig has a huge link to Pittsburgh (this quote came from www.thesession.org):
“This tune was written by Dave Richardson of ‘The Boys of the Lough’ and recorded and popularized by that group. The tune is dedicated to a long time friend of Cathal McConnell and The Boys of the Lough who owns a Victorian mansion in Pittsburgh where many concerts, parties and sessions have been held featuring traditional music of many styles. The house was dubbed ‘Calliope House’ when it became the home of a non-profit folk arts organization using the same name. This organization continues sponsoring folk music concerts and a folk music school in Pittsburgh under the name ‘Calliope: the Pittsburgh Folk Music Society’ ”
It was originally written in the key of E, but for a lot of instruments, it is easier to play in the key of D.
Calliope House in the Key of D
Posted: January 11th, 2009 under Music.
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