“I’m Calling Heaven Down” is a contemporary bluegrass song written by Donna Ulisse with Marc Rossi. Ulisse, a Virginia-born singer who became one of the most respected songwriters in modern bluegrass, recorded it for her 2007 album “When I Look Back.”
The song is a gospel-leaning number, its title an image of prayer drawing heaven near to earth. It reflects the strong vein of faith and sacred feeling that runs through much of Ulisse’s writing, work that has earned her recognition as one of the genre’s leading songwriters.
“I’m Calling Heaven Down” was well received in the bluegrass world and was honored as a top bluegrass song in a 2009 songwriting competition. It stands among the songs that helped build Ulisse’s reputation as a writer whose original material could hold its own in a tradition-minded music.
