The Circus is Coming

1. Dixie, Yankee Doodle, O'Susanna, Old South Cake Walk, Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight

2. Ragtime Cowboy Joe

3. The Prisoner's Song

4. Nola

5. Under the Double Eagle-March

6. The Twelfth Street Rag

7. Smiles

8. My Blue Heaven

9. Oh Dem Golden Slippers

10. Hinky, Dinky Parly Voo

11. In the Good Old Summer Time

12. Spirit of St. Louis-March

13. The Eagle-March

14. Hello Lindy

15. We Did it Again

16. Lucky Lindy

17. You Flew Over

18. Barnum & Bailey Favorit March

19. The Billborad March

20. Bombas to March

See all 30 tracks on this disc

The Circus is Coming,1912 National Calliope,Klavier,Pop,V/a Compilations

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Average customer rating: The Circus is Coming Good old calliope music revisited

The Circus is Coming Various Artists Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Under the Big Top: 100 Years of Circus Music Circus Clown Calliope ASIN: B00006IZHO Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

1. Dixie, Yankee Doodle, O'Susanna, Old South Cake Walk, Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
2. Ragtime Cowboy Joe
3. The Prisoner's Song
4. Nola
5. Under the Double Eagle-March
6. The Twelfth Street Rag
7. Smiles
8. My Blue Heaven
9. Oh Dem Golden Slippers
10. Hinky, Dinky Parly Voo
11. In the Good Old Summer Time
12. Spirit of St. Louis-March
13. The Eagle-March
14. Hello Lindy
15. We Did it Again
16. Lucky Lindy
17. You Flew Over
18. Barnum & Bailey Favorit March
19. The Billborad March
20. Bombas to March
21. Rensaz Race March
22. Chariot Race March
23. The Roxy March
24. Stars and Strips Forever
25. El Capitan March
26. Free Lance March
27. God Bless America
28. Washington Post March
29. Hands Across the Sea
30. Field Artillery March

Customer Reviews:

The Circus is Coming.......2006-10-18

I was slightly dissapointed because of so much hissing of the steam. It seems the the recording wanted to prove that it was a steam calliope rather than for the enjoyment of the music. I remember the parades down Walnut street in Muncie, the smells, gaudy sights of costume and the animals marching to the music of the calliope and the circus band. It is a good piece of nostalgia.

Good old calliope music revisited.......2005-03-30

This Klavier label CD is a bit of both nostalgia and oddity. The days of the calliope may be mostly long past, but in its day the instrument was a marvel of human engineering and showmanship, and on the steamboats of the Mississippi (and elsewhere) it attracted the attention--and the money--of countless folks looking for entertainment. (As TV ads do today.)

The music on this disk is played on a 1912 National calliope "in a prominent midwestern collection," and obviously the instrument has been maintained in very good condition, for the intonation and tone quality are remarkable. The music is a collection of 30 characteristic pieces, about half of which will be familiar to most everyone. One of my favorites is the opening medley (Dixie, Yankee Doodle, O Susannah, Old South Cake Walk & Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight), which sounds great and hits highlights of this musical period and genre. Other good examples include "Under the Double Eagle," "Smiles," "Oh Dem Golden Slippers," "In the Good Old Summer Time," "Stars & Stripes Forever," and "God Bless America." A few of the pieces, like "God Bless America," are played in a moderate singing tempo, but most are fast and peppy. As such they seem to offer an indomitably optimistic view of the world.

One unusual feature is the apparent attention given to the Charles Lindberg aviation triumph: all of four pieces seem to relate to it (Spirit of St. Louis March, Hello Lindy, Lucky Lindy, and You Flew Over).

A caution is perhaps in order. The consistently high-pitched sound of the calliope may bore or fatigue the ears after a while, so I wouldn't recommend listening to the entire CD in one session. Instead, give yourself 10 or 15 minutes of it at a time, and I think you'll find it an unusual and delightful musical treat.

One question in my mind is whether the performances are live or are some sort of automatic reproduction (as from a player piano). From my listening I suspected automatic performance on some pieces which seemed beyond the capabilities of 10 fingers, but the scanty information in the insert sheds no light on this point.

All in all, I heartily recommend this CD for those who are interested in the wide breadth of musical types which have played a part in the history of America, for those who have an interest in musical instrument technology, and for those who have a nostalgic fondness for the music of a certain era.

Average customer rating: Great for home and classroom

Keep On Smiling: Songs By Irving Berlin, 1915 - 1918 Benjamin Sears , and Bradford Connor Manufacturer: Original Cast Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Tin Pan Alley | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000004CRG Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. The Circus Is Coming to Town
2. Araby
3. I've Got a Sweet Tooth Bothering Me
4. Until I Fell in Love With You
5. Cohen Owes Me Ninety Seven Dollars
6. When I Leave The World Behind
7. Down Where The Jack O'Lanterns Grow
8. Polly Pretty Polly (Polly With A Past)
9. The Eyes Of Youth See The Truth
10. The Sterling Silver Moon
11. While The Band Played An American Rag
12. The Voice Of Belgium
13. The Devil Has Bought Up All The Coal
14. They Were All Out Of Step But Jim
15. Smile And Show Your Dimple
16. Dream On Little Soldier Boy
17. When I Get Back To The U.S.A.
18. I'm Gonna Pin My Medal On The Girl I Left Behind
19. Yip-Yip-Yaphank Medley: Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning/Kitchen Police (Poor Little Me)...
20. We're On Our Way To France

Customer Reviews:

Great for home and classroom.......1999-03-21

No other composer so closely kept his fingers on the pulse of American thinking and gave the country so much of what it thought it wanted. "Yiddle on Your Fiddle" tells us more of the second-generation immigrants' desire to become Americanized than all the history and sociology books can ever do. So it is a double pleasure to announce the appearance of "Come on and Hear!: Early Songs by Irving Berlin, 1909-1915" and "Keep on Smiling: Songs by Irving Berlin, 1915-1918," two fantastic CDs or tapes on Oaktown label and released through a friendly little Connecticut company calling itself Original Cast Records. Between the two sets, you have 41 tracks of the Berlin output from "Everybody's Doing It Now" to "We're on Our Way to France." The soloist is Benjamin Sears, who with pianist Bradford Conner has something of a reputation around the Boston area. Now some of this material is duplicated by the more widely known Joan Morrison on two RCA Victor releases, possibly out of print by now; and like those discs could use another voice now and then. (Conner does join in where a duet is called for, but my point remains.) Sears is a capable if not an outstanding baritone, who does justice to these historic expressions of Americana. So not only do I recommend both of these sets for their enjoyment value, but I wish to continue to point out to Social Studies teachers how valuable sets like this would be to classes who have no concept of how people really felt (as opposed to what they merely said and did) "way back when." And I might even stick out my neck so far as to offer to come to any school (in reasonable distance of where I live) to give a sample lesson on how these sets can be used.

Average customer rating: Calliope Music. Niiiice.

The Circus is Coming 1912 National Calliope Manufacturer: Koch International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IOTC Release Date: 1990-01-01

Tracks:

1. Dixie, Yankee Doodle, O'Susanna, Old South Cake Walk, Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
2. Ragtime Cowboy Joe
3. The Prisoner's Song
4. Nola
5. Under the Double Eagle-March
6. The Twelfth Street Rag
7. Smiles
8. My Blue Heaven
9. Oh Dem Golden Slippers
10. Hinky, Dinky Parly Voo
11. In the Good Old Summer Time
12. Spirit of St. Louis-March
13. The Eagle-March
14. Hello Lindy
15. We Did it Again
16. Lucky Lindy
17. You Flew Over
18. Barnum & Bailey Favorit March
19. The Billborad March
20. Bombas to March
21. Rensaz Race March
22. Chariot Race March
23. The Roxy March
24. Stars and Strips Forever
25. El Capitan March
26. Free Lance March
27. God Bless America
28. Washington Post March
29. Hands Across the Sea
30. Field Artillery March

Album Description

Old Fashioned Calliope Music

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Calliope Music. Niiiice........2001-10-05

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