Calliope: Pittsburgh Folk Music Society is an organization that promotes
folk music and
folk dance in the
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, area. The Society started in the late 1960s, when performances were often held in George Balderose's house. As time went on, the Society grew and eventually began renting out other performance venues for its shows. Since 1976, Calliope has been a nonprofit educational and presenting organization that promotes and preserves traditional and contemporary folk music and its allied arts. Today, Calliope sponsors various musical performances, a school of music, and now
Rootz: The Green City Music Festival.
Calliope's yearly concert series features performances by many well-known musicians in various musical genres, and these performances are typically held in the
Carnegie Lecture Hall, which is located in the back of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History complex in the
Oakland
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neighborhood of
Pittsburgh. Past Calliope events have included performances by the following musicians:
Jean Ritchie,
Odetta,
Doc Watson, the
Del McCoury Band
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History
Originally the band was called Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass. The band went through a number of changes in personn ...
,
David Bromberg,
Tom Rush,
Richard Thompson,
Mike Seeger,
The New Lost City Ramblers
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,
John McCutcheon,
Robin and Linda Williams
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,
Roger McGuinn,
Sam Bush Band,
The Roches,
Gillian Welch,
Guy Clark,
Slaid Cleaves,
Chris Smither
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Early life, influences and educat ...
,
Tommy Emmanuel,
Andy M. Stewart
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,
David Holt,
Lúnasa
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,
Alvin Youngblood Hart
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Career
Hart was born in Oakland, California, and spent some time in Carroll County, Mississippi, in his youth, where he was influenced by the Mississippi ...
,
Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women,
Ladysmith Black Mambazo,
The Wailin' Jennys,
Alejandro Escovedo,
The Greencards,
Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem
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, and many others.
References
External links
Official Calliope Website{{Pittsburgh
Music of Pittsburgh
Folk dance companies
Music education organizations
Folk music organizations