Peru Indiana’s second annual Circus, Calliope and Mechanical Music Festival kicks off June 16. The word calliope means “beautiful-voiced”, taking its name from the green goddess of music, song and ...

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 ...

For the last few days, a nostalgic sound has been wafting through the Folklife Festival. It’s a familiar sound but from a likely unfamiliar musical instrument. This is the calliope (pronounced kuh-LIE ...