calliope house?
S. Ertz
Han Speek <h...@ice.el.utwente.nl> wrote:
>Andrew Laughlin (alau...@news.calvin.edu) wrote:
>> anyone know anything about the origins of the tune Calliope House? (also
>Hi,
>
>The tune was written by Dave Richardson, from Boys of the Lough. I too
>haven't been able to find a proper transcription in any tune book up to now.
>Patrick Street also did a fine version of it (I think it was on their first
>album).
>
>Han.
There is a transcription of this tune in Christine Martin's collection of
Scottish session tunes (otherwise known as "the Black Book") published by
Harpstring House, Isle of Skye, Scotland. This book contains many fine
tunes which I haven't seen transcribed elsewhere. There is also a
companion volume "The well travelled Fiddler" (otherwise know as "the
White book". I highly recomend both books.
Sandor
FFERREL
I recall, it's the name of a place where Dave either stayed or played.
Roy Omond
alau...@news.calvin.edu (Andrew Laughlin) writes:
> anyone know anything about the origins of the tune Calliope House? (also
> spelled with a "k")....it's on Room to Roam by the Waterboys, and also
> Celtic Odyssey on the Narada label...can't find anything anywhere!
> any help is much appreciated...
Could be wrong, but I think it was written by Tich Richardson (or it might
have been Dave Richardson of the Boys of the Lough). In any case it's one
of the few tunes in Celtic music in the key of E (really confuses people
in sessions !).
It was also done by Patrick Street on their album of that name.
Roy Omond
System Manager
European Bioinformatics Institute
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Hinxton, Cambs., UK.
Roy Omond
(Han Speek) writes:
> Andrew Laughlin (alau...@news.calvin.edu) wrote:
>> anyone know anything about the origins of the tune Calliope House? (also
>> spelled with a "k")....it's on Room to Roam by the Waterboys, and also
>> Celtic Odyssey on the Narada label...can't find anything anywhere!
>> any help is much appreciated...
>
> The tune was written by Dave Richardson, from Boys of the Lough. I too
> haven't been able to find a proper transcription in any tune book up to now.
Why do you *need* a transcription ? The tune's surely easy enough for you
to pick up by ear (at least it was for me, only took about 2 or 3 listenings).
Han Speek
> hello,
> anyone know anything about the origins of the tune Calliope House? (also
> spelled with a "k")....it's on Room to Roam by the Waterboys, and also
> Celtic Odyssey on the Narada label...can't find anything anywhere!
> any help is much appreciated...
> Ajl
Hi,
The tune was written by Dave Richardson, from Boys of the Lough. I too
haven't been able to find a proper transcription in any tune book up to now.
Patrick Street also did a fine version of it (I think it was on their first
album).
Han.
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EdDale
Pittsburgh
ffuchs
still finding my way.
Calliope House was written by Dave Richardson of the "Boys of the
Lough", and first recorded by them. It was composed in honor of George
Balderose, the founding father of Calliope, the Pittsburgh Folk Music
Society. George owns, resides, and works in a big old Victorian house on
Pgh's North Side, called, of course, Calliope House. George is a bagpipe
player, so, although Calliope House was originally recorded in the key
of E, it is frequently played in D so George can play it too (on his
house pipes). Back in the "good old days" George used to host house
concerts in Calliope House. These were followed by great parties with
several sessions going simultaneously. Boys of the Lough were frequent
and favorite performers. After their house concert they'd drink and play
with us all night. Great crack!
Regards, Cari