“It serenely drifts through the subdued moments accompanied by yet another diverting calliope!”

“We didn't even get as far as the authentic Chinese funfair, with the authentic Chinese waltzers and calliope.”

“Its coals fade to black shortly after it starts, but then a scratchy calliope whirs to life, taking it out on a wistful, black and white note.”

“Except, of course, that calliopes are intimately associated with riverboats, and New Orleans was once the mother of all riverboat ports.”

“Riverboats once used calliopes to advertise, and the one on the Natchez works in a similar way, she said.”

“The first calliopes were operated by a keyboard connected to cables that physically opened the valves, and required a huge amount of pressure on the keys.”