Little Drummer Boy/Calliope House - Christmas Jig!

[@LaurenceGray-et7sb]

We play "Calliope House" occasionally for the dances of a local contra dance/folk dance society. I play bass with this band. This is how I became familiar with this tune.

[@molotulo8808]

This was my mother's favorite Christmas song. She would love it. She played accordion when she was young. She grew up in Deutschland during ww2 and after. My grand parents had a saloon in Germany and everyone in the family played in the band. My foster grandfather played tuba, my Uncle played Clarinet, so music is in my family's blood! My dad bought the first Beatles album, yes, the one from Vee Jay records with "I want to Hold Your Hand"!!!

[@deansongs]

❤

[@piguy3point14]

Nice! Love the Percussion by Rubbermaid.

[@futuredirected]

A beautiful holiday fusion of various music traditions. Well done, Phoebe! Happy Christmas! 🎄 ❤

[@usmcbrat2]

Hallelujah! The Word has come to Earth! Inspiring!

[@stephengibbs8342]

my mother's favorite carol Bless You!!

[@ricardoarroyo1828]

Hermoso concierto navideños 🎄🎶🪕👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@NickGay-c7r]

,,,,,,,,,,❤,.... Lovely little Irish Diddy.... About the drummer boy.... Romp pumper pum"😂

[@garyfrombelfast3521]

Excellent banjo and banjo/fiddle interludes! Another “Well done!” ❤

[@nodsicnarf]

Awesome!

[@doitwithwood]

Awesome Jig. Great Transposing of a fun Christmas Song.

[@Judymontel]

What a great combo - people, instruments & tunes! Calliope House is one of my favorites. ❤❤

[@sundaynightdrunk]

That was a pretty complicated banjo part to keep straight and get right and it sounded just perfect! Loved this.

[@enidsnarb]

That was great ! Thanks for posting!

[@williamSmith-fv5hi]

Friends of Phobe are friends of mine. Great production. Lord Bless and thanks. Your East Coast Friend

[@dennisclapp7527]

That was fun! Thanks Phoebe.

[@drumzone5]

That was absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

[@j.c.5528]

Everyone did such an amazing job!

[@LindaH69]

Enjoyed that!

[@martinStevens-ni7wx]

Fantastic. Well done Phoebe. You looked great. Delicate music. Thanx. Martin London UK

[@johncline3033]

Brought a tear to this hillbilly's eye, Bravo!!!!!!!

[@mediumjumbo7484]

Bravo ❤😊

[@fosteranimation4616]

So fun!

[@gravityalwayswins1434]

WOW! That was dynamite! Thanks Phoebe! Merry Christmas!

[@edsonrochak4997]

Uau!!! Fazia décadas que não ouvia esse son!! Acho que foi num K7 de meu pai ouvindo em viagem no carro! Acho que era um coral com uma orquestra !!! Que incrível! Muito bom!! Parabéns!!

[@JKwakulla]

Fantastic Phoebe. Best I've heard from you. Just as good the second time through. Also I saved this to a play list. 1st time for any of your vids. Loved the garbage can drummer too.

[@aBluegrassPicker]

WELL PLAYED!

[@BigCheeseRumble]

A shout out to the great singers, too!

[@zvenlin]

🎄

[@petehealy9819]

Very creative arrangement and nice performance!

[@scalefingerz]

This is incredible!😁

[@CranialCollabs]

Wow what a wholesome and very very impressive set! Phoebe - you are truly an amazing peformer! A good soul in you ❤ also - loving the percussion on the trash can and kitchen pot haha. Sounds sooo good!

[@adempc]

Merry Christmas folks. 🎅

[@raktoda707]

Çreative drumming ! Nice rendition

[@MichaelEdelman1954]

Great arrangement, outstanding performance, and Phoebe looks absolutely adorable!

[@rlsander1]

This is the best version I have ever heard or seen of this song . I am 65 years old

[@weaverofhats]

I love this arrangement! Well done, everyone! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@EbenFuller]

Fabulous rendition... Phoebe you rock it! :-) Everyone is Fantastic! Merry Christmas to all!

Much fun!

[@SpikeMoore]

trashcan's great!

[@susansanders9159]

Best Little Drummer Boy ever!

[@richardyoung17]

Beautiful❤

[@billmumbo2697]

Fabulous Phoebe shared it with my family merry Christmas everyone concerned 😅😅 joyous describes it best 👋👋👋👋👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍👍👍

[@James-3000]

I was already in the Christmas spirit but this kicked it up a notch! Phenomenal playing by everyone!

[@TobeyHalston]

Really like the different way this song was done. Loved it

[@pete1791]

Hi, Phoebe. This is the best thing I've heard this Christmas, and I have a feeling that won't change. Well done to you all.

[@jodycopeland1]

Wow that’s awesome

[@garyemagee7177]

I really enjoyed that !

[@yeoldfart8762]

Very nice!👍👍👍👍👍

[@jimcrews8951]

Well, the drummer boys made the show! Great performance.

[@meandmyshadow6269]

Wow! Such a great rendition! Sounded kinda Irish to me! Cool

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I believe that's the first time I've ever heard Irish Clawhammer banjo. You and your friends do a fine job Phoebe!

[@futuredirected]

The tenor banjo has been assimilated more into Irish traditional music, more than the five-string, but the rhythmic structure is similar to old-timey string band music.

[@WalterHarrah]

Outstanding!

[@miguelurrutdarkorangefan2750]

Love the performance and the scarf!

[@mikemarak2613]

Great job, thank you for sharing your music with us!

[@DarrelCarson]

What a bunch of totally awesome fun!

[@crystalclearwindowcleaning3458]

That was really fun!

[@SamGorra]

It was so much fun to play on this arrangement together!

[@neilfromstan]

Very nice well done to all, loved the percussion.

[@melkingrealestate]

WOW! Very freaking cool.

[@ButterSpider3]

This is my favorite Christmas song. And, now this is my favorite rendition! Excellent performance!

[@Harbinger999-sz4ni]

It was good to hear you on that mic, the show brought to mind a Country Stomp, ToooooKooool

[@DavidJeffries-d8g]

Fun video!❤

[@bunnyl7328]

lovely!

[@miguelurrutdarkorangefan2750]

Hey! Your videos are now a big portion of my AI created KZbin Music super mix! Way to show those Lennon & McCartney fellows. :)

[@samuelwilliams2245]

Very nice

[@jasontuck-smith3896]

Love it 😍

[@pootca]

Respect for the trash can player

[@Greencheez-y]

I'd love a tutorial for this banjo arrangement!

[@Wavydavy24904]

Nice!

[@juleswins3]

That is a different version of that old song … but I like it!

[@peterwiles2843]

Excellent performances. Merry Christmas from Scotland.

[@rabendranath]

That was just lovely... Amazing rendition! Congrats Phoebe and the rest of the ensemble 🙌👏👏 Cheers!

[@StevenHolsinger]

You all played merrily, but I do have to admit my favorite are the drummers.

[@dedwin8930]

Phoebe, is that you with the beautiful hair?? Great Christmas presentation!!

[@Jiuhuashan]

Wow, that was awesome!! Your banjo really sounds nice here, almost like a harpsichord. You and Lily really work well together.

[@michaelallen434]

Fantastic job! I’m really enjoying these collaborations. Although I miss the talking of your other videos.

[@fcsolis]

Great performance, Goofy. We love it. Thank you.

[@LuisGonzalez-ye6ty]

Maravilloso un grupo genial y que villancico tan hermoso, habéis estado excelente, aquí en España lo canta Raphael

[@mattleach958]

Love it! Thank you Phoebe and Friends.

[@jimmycampbell4639]

Great job 👍

[@petermagnus7713]

What a fun arrangement! Well done by all! The drumming was so good.

[@Dogzrule51498]

Superb job by everyone!

[@Aaron71304]

Happy happy!!🥰

[@user-iv1in2bd2w]

Amazing ❤️✝️

[@phoenixdk]

It's always nice hearing you play with accompaniment :) If you have a recorder or something, maybe you could record the sound from the mixer too? Just a stereo mixdown to maybe mix in with the camera audio, might be an improvement. Thankfully your playing cuts through very well :)

[@jeannine1739]

Beautiful! :)

[@bobbygecs]

You killed it, Phoebe! 🙌 I have to say it, I found it odd how the violinist kept on turning around to either face you, the drums, or the singers.

[@JKwakulla]

If you watch this again, notice whoever the fiddle turns to is up next. At one point Phoebe nods her head as the fiddle player turns. It is fairly common that first violin, or in this case, the only violin, is the musical head of the orchestra or group. For an example, if you watch The Peterson's, Katy, on violin, is also the musical director of that family band and does all of the arrangements.

[@tomhorsley6566]

Dang! I always hated this song, but this arrangement is great!

[@Greencheez-y]

Great playing! I was just wondering how you're achieving those rolls you're doing at the beginning and throughout the song. Are you utilizing the "California roll" technique where you're also up picking with your index after the drop thumb? Or is it a series of pull-offs while drop thumbing?

[@martinStevens-ni7wx]

Well, I say delicate. But the drummer boys were robust

[@randolphfriend8260]

🎶🎶🎶🎶 🪕 🎶🎶🎶 💜

[@piguy3point14]

Very Appalachian

[@luc5798]

👍 And it brings back memories! Here's the version I used to listen to as a kid in the '80s: kzbin.info/www/bejne/in_ag5iwjpuZpMU

[@Aesops_Adventurers]

🥹🎶🎵🥁🪕🎻💕💖💝

[@0oo00]

Who needs Christ when you have songs with no Scripture? Fun!

[@carlericvonkleistiii2188]

Ohhh, I like rhat banjo tickling! It sounds like a harpsichord or a virginal.

[@theck672]

Fantastic❣️🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕