Calliope House
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Calliope House", also known as "Caliope House" is a Scottish double jig in<br> E Major (Martin & Hughes, Songer) or D Major (Taylor). The parts are played ABB'<br> (Martin & Hughes) or AA'BB' (Songer, Taylor).<br> It is a popular jig for contra dance sets, composed by Boys of the Lough mandolin, banjo<br> and concertina player Dave Richardson (from Northumberland) who originally set it in<br> E Major. Songer (Portland Collection) quotes him as saying that he wrote it while<br> noodling on the mandolin one day while waiting for his daughter to emerge from the school<br> across from the family home. The title honors Calliope House in Pittsburgh, home of piper<br> and arts supporter and administrator George Balderose (Calliope was the Greek muse of<br> poets and musicians). It has been suggested that the D Major version came about because<br> of Irish-style tin whistle and flute players who find fingering in that key much more<br> comfortable. Both keys seem to be in general use for the tune.<br> It was printed in Martin & Hughes' Ho-ro-gheallaigh (1990),<br> Songer's Portland Collection (1997) and<br> Taylor's Where's the Crack? (1989).<br> It was recorded by Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas on Fire and Grace (2004),<br> Barra MacNeils on Traditional Album,<br> Alasdair Fraser on The Road North,<br> Alasdair Fraser on Heat the Hoose (1998),<br> Boys of the Lough on Open Road (1983),<br> Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly, Andy Irvine, Arty McGlynn on Patrick Street (1986),<br> Noel O Grady, Henry Benagh, John Carty, Marcus Hernon on The Good Mixer (1989),<br> Reeltime on Reeltime (1995) and<br> The Abbey Céilí Band on Bruach an tSuláin (2000).<br>
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