Mac Beattie

John McNab, *21-12-1916 Arnprior, CAN, +14-06-1982

By Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst

SESSIONS

1957 unknown, CAN – Mac Beattie with Ottawa Valley Melodiers

001 DRLC 76083 THE LOG DRIVERS SONG London 45-FC.338 / Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170

002 DRLC 76084 I'VE GOT A MOONLITE MEMORY IN MY HEART 45-FC-338/ Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170

1957 unknown, CAN – Mac Beattie with Ottawa Valley Melodiers (Mac Beattie [vcl/drums/ washboard], Bill Inglis [vcl/gt], Gaetan Fairfield [gt/bass/ piano], Garnett Schell [steel/ gt/ fiddle/ piano], Reg Hill [fiddle/ piano/ gt/ bass], Bob Price [piano], Bob Whitney [sax/ clarinet/ violin])

003 DRLC 76117-2  BLUE LAURENTIANS 45-FC-364/ Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170 CCLP 2015

004 DRLC 76118 MOONSHINE MAC 45-FC-364 / Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170

1957-1959 unknown, CAN – Mac Beattie with Ottawa Valley Melodiers

005 MY RENFREW COUNTY HOME Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170  CCLP 2015

006 THE ARNPRIOR CENTENNIAL SONG Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170  CCLP 2015

007 LAKE DORE WALTZ Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170  CCLP 2015

008 TRIBUTE TO FRANK MARTIN OF LAKE DORE, ONT Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170

009 LITTLE STUBBY TOES Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170  

010 SUCH IS THE LIFE OF A BAND Rodeo RLP 64 Banff RBS 1170

Ca 1963 unknown, CAN  – Mac Beattie with Ottawa Valley Melodiers (Mac Beattie [vcl/drums/ washboard], Gaetan Fairfield [rh gt],  Gordon Summers [el gt],  Tony Miseferi [bass], Reg Hill [fiddle], Bob Price [piano], Bob Whitney [sax])

011 THE GOOD OLD MARITIMES Rodeo RO 3178/ Banff RBS 1185  

012 VANCOUVER ISLAND Banff RBS 1185  

013 MINERS' HOLIDAY Banff RBS 1185

014 MY RED-HEADED GIRL FROM QUEBEC Banff RBS 1185  

015 PADDY DALEY Banff RBS 1185  

016 THE WASHBOARD POLKA Rodeo RO 3178/Banff RBS 1185  

017 TAKE ME BACK TO THE MADAWASKA VALLEY Banff RBS 1185  

018 IN A LITTLE SHACK UP THE PONTIAC Banff RBS 1185  CCLP 2015

019 ROSS TOWNSHIP'S MY HOME Banff RBS 1185  

020 BONNECHERE WALTZ Banff RBS 1185   

Ca 1964 unknown, CAN  – Mac Beattie with Ottawa Valley Melodiers (Mac Beattie [vcl/drums/ washboard], Gaetan Fairfield [rh gt],  Gordon Summers [el gt],  Tony Miseferi [bass], Reg Hill [fiddle], Bob Price [piano], Bob Whitney [sax])

021 THIS OTTAWA VALLEY OF MINE RBS 1211  CCLP 2015

022 SING A SWINGY LULLAB RO 3205/RBS 1211  

023 CARLETON COUNTY RBS 1211  

024 SATURDAY NIGHT UP THE GATINEAU RO 3205/RBS 1211  CCLP 2015

025 DELTA, MY LEEDS COUNTY HOME RBS 1211  CCLP 2015

026 TRAIN WRECK AT ALMONTE RBS 1211  CCLP 2015

027 BANK ROBBERY AT COBDEN RBS 1211  

028 THE LANARK FIRE RBS 1211  CCLP 2015

029 MY RENFREW COUNTY HOME RBS 1211  CCLP 2015

030 ST. PATRICK'S DAY AT NEVILLE'S RBS 1211 

1965 unknown, CAN  – Mac Beattie with Ottawa Valley Melodiers (Mac Beattie [vcl/drums/ washboard], Gaetan Fairfield [rh gt],  Alan Utronki [el gt/steel/ bass],  Reg Hill [fiddle/bass],  Bob Whitney [sax/drums])

031 SING A SONG RBS 1242

032 JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO RBS 1242

033 THE TURKEY'S END RBS 1242

034 COULD IT HAVE BEEN HEAVEN RBS 1242

035 ROCKABYE WALTZ RBS 1242

036 MAPLE SUGAR BLUES WG 3233/RBS 1242

037 THE OLD TIME FIDDLER'S DREAM WG 3233/RBS 1242

038 TONIGHT AT MY TABLE ALL ALONE RBS 1242

039 SWINGIN' AT THE HOTEL RENFREW RBS 1242

040 THE STONE OUTSIDE DAN MURPHY'S DOOR RBS 1242

1966 unknown, CAN – Mac Beattie and His Ottawa Valley Ramblers (with Allan Utronki [steel/Spanish gt-1], Jim Mayhew [piano-2])

041 ALLEY CAT -1 RBS 1261  

042 WHEELS - 1 RBS 1261  

043 JESSIE -1 RBS 1261  

044 SLEEP WALK -1 RBS 1261  

045 STEEL STRIKE -1 RBS 1261  

046 MAY YOU ALWAYS -1 RBS 1261  

047 IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND -2 RBS 1261  

048 BYE, BYE BLUES -2 RBS 1261  

049 AUTUMN LEAVES -2 RBS 1261  

050 WHEN YOU'RE ALL ALONE AND BLUE -2 RBS 1261  

051 HE'LL HAVE TO GO -2 RBS 1261

Ca 1967 unknown, CAN – Mac Beattie with Mac Beattie’s Melodiers (Mac Beattie [vcl], Gaetan Fairfield [vcl/gt], Allan Utronki [gt/steel], Reg Hill [vcl/bass], Jim Mayhew [piano], Bob Whitney [vcl/sax])

052 PUT ON AN OLD PAIR OF SHOES RBS 1282

053 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY RBS 1282

054 A SHANTY IN OLD SHANTY TOWN RBS 1282

055 FOUR WALLS RBS 1282

056 TINY BUBBLES RBS 1282

057 SNOWFLAKES RBS 1282

058 BLUE CANADIAN ROCKIES RBS 1282

059 LOVE LETTER IN THE SAND RBS 1282

060 BYE  BYE BLACKBIRD RBS 1282

061 RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET RBS 1282

1967 unknown, CAN – Mac Beattie and His Ottawa Valley Ramblers (Mac Beattie [vcl], Gaetan Fairfield [gt], Allan Utronki [gt/steel], Ralph Carlson [bass], Reg Hill [fiddle], Jim Mayhew [piano])

062 A FIDDLE, GEE-TAR AND WASHBOARD RBS 1299

063 MISERY LOVES COMPANY RBS 1299

064 COUNTRY MUSIC MAN "CHUCK DAVIS" RBS 1299

065 THE BEACHES OF DIEPPE RBS 1299

066 A CANADIAN SONG OF THANKS RBS 1299

067 ON THE BANKS OF THE OTTAWA RBS 1299

068 NORTHERN ONTARIO BLUES RBS 1299

069 MISTER CHARLIE CHAMBERLAIN RBS 1299

070 DREAM ISLAND RBS 1299

071 MOONLIGHT MEMORIES RBS 1299  

1969 Stereo Sound Studios, Montreal, CAN - Mac Beattie and His Ottawa Valley Ramblers (Mac Beattie [vcl], Gaetan Fairfield [gt], Gordon Summers [gt], Hubert Brisson [bass], Reg Hill [fiddle], Jim Mayhew [piano]. Producer: George Taylor)

072 RIDING DOWN TO SANTA FE RO 3332/SBS 5312  

073 MADAWASKA VALLEY SBS 5312  

074 LAKE DORÉ WALTZ SBS 5312  

075 RO 40 SQUAWS ALONG THE YUKON RO 3323/SBS 5312  

076 RO 41 THE LOG DRIVER'S SONG RO 3323/SBS 5312  

077 LITTLE SHACK UP THE PONTIAC SBS 5312  

078 TONIGHT AT MY TABLE ALL ALONE SBS 5312  

079 MY RED HEADED GIRL FROM QUEBEC SBS 5312  

080 NORTHERN ONTARIO BLUES RO 3332/SBS 5312  

081 SATURDAY NIGHT UP THE GATINEAU SBS 5312 

1970 Carlsound Studios, Ottawa, CAN - Mac Beattie And The Ottawa Valley Melodiers (Mac Beattie [vcl], Gordon Summers [ld gt], Gaetan Fairfield [rh gt], George Courschesne [el bass], Reg Hill [fiddle],  Jim Mayhew [piano]. Producer: Ralph Carlson)

082 RO 76 SNOWMOBILING  Rodeo RO 3342/Banff SBS 5333  

083 A TRIBUTE TO FRANK RYAN Rodeo RO 3342//Banff SBS 5333  

084 BACK IN THE PAKENHAM HILLS Banff SBS 5333  

085 PETER, PETER, PUMKIN  EATER Banff SBS 5333  

086 MY HAPPINESS Banff SBS 5333  

087 CAVAN'S HOTEL AT QUYON, QUEBEC Banff SBS 5333  

088 MICHAEL PATRICK FROM THE MOUNTAIN, MARY ELLEN FROM THE BAY Banff SBS 5333  

089 LAMPLIGHTING TIME IN THE VALLEY Banff SBS 5333  

090 AUTUMN  MEMORIES Banff SBS 5333  

091 PRETTY AS A QUEEN Banff SBS 5333  

1974 Carlsound Studios, Ottawa, CAN - Bonnie Beattie And Mac Beattie With The Ottawa Valley Melodiers (Mac Beattie [vcl], Bonnie Beattie [vcl], Merv Wilson [gt],  Garney Scheel [steel],  Reg Hill [bass/fiddle],  Peter Clements [drums], Jimmy Mayhew [piano],  Bob Whitney [clarinet]. Producer: Ralph Carlson)

092 DAD AND DAUGHTER Banff SBS 5419

093 WHAT IS LOVE? Banff SBS 5419

094 PIZZA POLKA Banff SBS 5419

095 TONIGHT AT MY TABLE ALL ALONE Banff SBS 5419

096 WEAR A LITTLE SUNSHINE Banff SBS 5419

097 WE'LL REMEMBER DON MESSER'S JUBILEE Banff SBS 5419

098 IT'S ONLY GIRLS LIKE ME Banff SBS 5419

099 SING A SONG Rodo RO 3377/Banff SBS 5419

100 A DOG CALLED BILLY JOE Banff SBS 5419

101 DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER, DEAR Banff SBS 5419  

ALBUMS

Rodeo [CAN] RLP.64 A Visit To The Ottawa Valley:  The Log Drivers Song; Moonlight Memory; Moonshine Mac; Blue Laurentians; My Renfrew County Home; The Arnprior Centennial Song; Lake Dore Waltz; Tribute To Frank Martin Of Lake Dore, Ont; Little Stubby Toes; Such Is The Life Of A Band – 59 (reissued on Bann RBS 1170 in 1963)

Banff [CAN] RBS.1185 Canadian Folk And Country Songs:  The Good Old Maritimes; Vancouver Island; Miners' Holiday; My Red-Headed Girl From Quebec; Paddy Daley; The Washboard Polka; Take Me Back To The Madawaska Valley; In A Little Shack Up The Pontiac; Ross Township's My Home; Bonnechere Waltz – 64 And His Ottawa Valley Melodiers

Banff [CAN] RBS.1211 This Ottawa Valley Of Mine With Mac Beattie And His Melodiers: This Ottawa Valley Of Mine; Sing A Swingy Lullab; Carleton County; Saturday Night Up The Gatineau; Delta, My Leeds County Home; Train Wreck At Almonte; Bank Robbery At Cobden; The Lanark Fire; My Renfrew County Home; St. Patrick's Day At Neville's – 65

Banff [CAN RBS 1242 Sing A Song With Mac Beattie And His Melodiers: Sing A Song; Just A Little While Ago; The Turkey's End; Could It Have Been Heaven; Rockabye Waltz; Maple Sugar Blues; The Old Time Fiddler's Dream; Tonight At My Table All Alone; Swingin' At The Hotel Renfrew; The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door – 65 and His Melodiers

Banff [CAN] RBS 1261 Instrumental Favourites: Alley Cat; Wheels; Jessie; Sleep Walk; Steel Strike; May You Always; In The Palm Of Your Hand; Bye, Bye Blues; Autumn Leaves; When You're All Alone and Blue; He'll Have To Go – 66? ( + Allan Utronki [gt/steel],  Jim Mayhew [piano])

Banff [CAN] RBS 1282 Thru The Years: Put On An Old Pair Of Shoes; Have You Ever Been Lonely; A Shanty In Old Shanty Town; Four Walls; Tiny Bubbles; Snowflakes; Blue Canadian Rockies; Love Letter In The Sand; Bye  Bye Blackbird; Red Sails In The Sunset – 67? With Macbeaties's Melodiers

Banff [CAN] RBS 1299 25th Anniversary:  A Fiddle, Gee-Tar And Washboard; Misery Loves Company; Country Music Man "Chuck Davis"; The Beaches Of Dieppe; A Canadian Song Of Thanks; On The Banks Of The Ottawa; Northern Ontario Blues; Mister Charlie Chamberlain; Dream Island; Moonlight Memories – 68 With The Ottawa Valley Melodiers.

Banff [CAN] SBS 5312 Mac Beattie And The Ottawa Valley Melodiers/ In Stereo, By Request: Riding Down To Santa Fe; Madawaska Valley; Lake Doré Waltz; Squaws Along The Yukon; The Log Driver's Song; Little Shack Up The Pontiac; Tonight At My Table All Alone; My Red Headed Girl From Quebec; Northern Ontario Blues; Saturday Night Up The Gatineau - 69

Banff [CAN] SBS 5333 Mr. Ottawa Valley: Snowmobiling; A Tribute To Frank Ryan; Back In The Pakenham Hills; Peter, Peter, Pumkin [Sic] Eater; My Happiness; Cavan's Hotel At Quyon, Quebec; Michael Patrick From The Mountain, Mary Ellen From The Bay; Lamplighting Time In The Valley; Autumn  Memories; Pretty As A Queen – 71 with  The  Ottawa Valley Melodiers

Canadian Cavalcade [CAN] CCLP 2015 Mac Beattie's Ottawa Valley Memories: This Ottawa Valley Of Mine; The Lanark Fire; Train Wreck At Almonte; Delta, My Leeds County Home; Saturday Night Up The Gatineau; My Renfrew County Home; Blue Laurentians; Lake Dore Waltz; Arnprior Centennial Song; In A Little Shack Up The Pontiac – 71 (sampler)

Banff [CAN] SBS 5419 Dad And Daughter: Dad and Daughter; What Is Love?; Pizza Polka; Tonight At My Table All Alone; Wear A Little Sunshine; We'll Remember Don Messer's Jubilee; It's Only Girls Like Me; Sing A Song; A Dog Called Billy Joe; Don't Go Near The Water, Dear – 74 Bonnie Beattie And Mac Beattie With The Ottawa Valley Melodiers

Peter Beattie [CAN] P04-01-06 This Ottawa Valley Of Mine. Vol. No. 1: This Ottawa Valley Of Mine; Bon[N]Echere Waltz; My Renfrew County Home; Maple Sugar Blues; Fiddle, Guitar And Washboard; Log Drivers Song; Northern Ontario Blues; A Canadian Song Of Thanks; Lake Dore Waltz; Swinging At The Hotel Renfrew; Bank Robbery At Cobden; Moonshine Mac; Saturday Night Up The Gatineau; Take Me Back To The Madawaska Valley; Train Wreck At Almonte; Back In The Pakenham Hills – 04 (poss. sampler)

Rosedale[CAN] R 2043 Mr. Ottawa Valley: Put On An Old Pair Of Shoes; Have You Ever Been Lonely; A Shanty In Old Shanty Town; Four Walls; Tiny Bubbles; Snow Flakes; Blue Cnadian Rockies; Love Letters In The Sand; Bye Bye Blackbird; Red Sails In The Sunset; A Fiddle, Gee-Tar And A Washboard; Misery Loves Company; Northern Ontario Blues; Mister Charlie Chamberlain – 9-?(sampler)

 

SINGLES

London [CAN] w. Ottawa Valley Melodiers

45-FC.338 The Log Drivers Song / I'Ve Got A Moonlite Memory In My Heart – 57

45-FC-364  Blue Laurentians / Moonshine Mac – 57

Rodeo  Int [CAN] w. Ottawa Valley Melodiers

RO 3178 The Washboard Polka / The Good Old Maritimes – 64?

RO 3205 Saturday Night Up The Gatineau / Sing A Swingy Lullaby - 65

Melbourne WG 3233 The Old Time Fiddlers Dream / Maple Sugar Blues - 66

RO 3324 Squaws Along The Yukon / The Log Driver’s Song – 69

RO 3332 Northern Ontario Blues / Rising Down To Santa Fe – 70

RO 3342 Snowmobiles / Tribute To Frank Ryan – 71

RO 3377 We’ll Remember Don Messer’s Jubilee / Sing A Song - 74