Gordon said the calliope’s repertoire of simple tunes bring smiles to people’s faces. “It’s the happiest music on earth,” he said, borrowing the motto of the Carousel Organ Association of America – a ...

Title from container. Includes circus and showboat tunes and old merry-go-round music; played on calliope, carousels, and hand organs. "This record can be played on either regular LP or binaural ...

A much-loved calliope wagon built for Mansfield resident and talented organist Bernice “Bea” Friend by her late husband Chuck will continue to be a staple in local parades. Bea Friend died Sunday, Oct ...

Kids watch Nickelodeon all the time. But how many could identify the instrument for which the television network is named? Nickelodeons -- along with other automatic musical devices, such as player ...

A new chapter will be added to the odd history of the Indiana University calliope Friday when the giant steam organ makes its way up Woodlawn Avenue for the 2016 IU Homecoming parade. Those not ...

GROTON, Vt. (AP) - John Gordon is literally the brains behind a “rolling stone,” but you can’t call the bespectacled man in the buckskin jacket and black top hat a “rock musician” without being ...

The Duffield Calliope returns to Heritage Days after a long absence and to the place where it was created many years ago. Jeff Duffield, a 1973 Bulldog grad, remembers when his dad and mom, Myron and ...