Calysto SteelBand � Calgary steel drums band.

What can you say about a Caribbean-style steel drums band playing in Calgary, Alberta? Is this for real? Seriously, how could it be authentic?

Let the truth be known, the musical director of this outfit, Ann Jamieson,

has spent many years living in Barbados, West Indies. While there, she acquired many of the nuances of the island's culture.

No not the Barbados vacations tourist culture. Instead, the way of living of the locals who are there NOT for an escape but because they often know of nothing else.

Ann is "Heavenly blessed and worldly wise" as the old song goes, having lived in both the Canadian Maritimes and the harsh prairies of Canada for very significant portions of her life as well. She is a woman of science, working mostly for engineering and consulting companies as well as energy producers.

Ann has been playing steel drum in various outfits since she was a child. She has instructed many children in their first drums lesson, music fundamentals as well as steel pan technique over the decades. Some of these people are still in this cultural performing act.

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What makes this steel drums band so unique? Firstly its domain. Calgary. Secondly its size, as many Caribbean steel pan performing units consist of three or four players. By comparison, Calysto Steelband has had as many as 24 players and is presently around 17.

This gives the organization the unofficial title of a "Steel Orchestra", as our hosts in Barbados have dubbed us in February 2004.

To find about this band's availability and pricing, call Ann Jamieson at
(403) 560-7698.

See where the band is playing next. This steel drums band has recently played at

Nathan's Resturant & Bar
Dalhousie Community
Little East Baseball
Duke Energy
Mount Royal College
Earls
Solstice Beat
Woman's Resource Centre
Burnco Marathon
Parkinson's Walk
Wish Upon a Star and
Silver Springs Community

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See where the band is playing, so that you may experience this musical outing for yourself.