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