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NEW ORLEANS– In honor of the new season of the hit HBO show “Game of Thrones,” calliope player Matt Dow plays show’s theme song on the calliope aboard the world-famous Steamboat Natchez. Photographer, ...
The Belle of Louisville steamboat features a historic calliope played by Martha Gibbs. Gibbs has played the steam-powered instrument since 2005, performing modern hits and classic tunes. The ...
As a longtime bandleader on the Steamboat Natchez, Duke Heitger has befriended world-renowned musicians, and he’s become somewhat of an expert on New Orleans-style jazz. He believed that it was time ...
The National Steamboat Monument gets 21st century upgrade, including digital steam sound effects. The National Steamboat Monument gets 21st century upgrade, including digital steam sound effects. The ...
'Doc' Hawley plays a steamboat calliope in 1957. (Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities) For more than 60 years, Captain Clarke C. "Doc" Hawley traveled America's inland rivers as a mate, pilot and ...