Here’s another from Mac Beattie and his Ottawa Valley Melodiers…
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Lake Dore Waltz
Here’s another Mac Beattie tune, the Lake Dore Waltz. Lake Dore is north of Eganville in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario. Many of Mac Beattie’s tunes were about places and people in the Ottawa Valley.
Madawaska Valley
I’ve been sharing some old Mac Beattie tunes here and they’re so wonderful I’d like to continue for a while. Here’s Madawaska Valley, from 1969.
The Log Driver’s Song
Here’s another from Mac Beattie and his Ottawa Valley Melodiers: The Log Driver’s Song. TIMBER!!!
Fiddle, Gee-tar and Washboard
Here’s Mac Beattie and the Ottawa Valley Melodiers… I would have loved to have seen this band live!
The Buck Fever Rag – time for some Canadian fiddle music
We’re just a few days away from Canada Day 150 so let’s celebrate by featuring one of our great fiddlers, the late Reg Hill. I could listen to that one all day. Here’s another of his compositions, The Madawaska River Breakdown… For 25 years, Reg… Read More
The Smokin’ Bow Reel
Let’s start the week off with some fiddle and accordion. Here’s Calvin Volrath and Roger Lanteigne….
Snowmobiles
I stumbled across this gem and thought I’d share it. It’s Mac Beattie and his Ottawa Valley Melodiers performing Snowmobiles.
Some Canadiana for a Wednesday morning
Time for some Canadian Old Time music. Here’s a few selections by Mac Beattie and his Ottawa Valley Melodiers. Join me in my time machine. We’re going to the Ottawa Valley in the days of the log drives. The Log Driver’s Song A Little Shack… Read More
More Canadian fiddle
I like to celebrate Canadian fiddle music from time to time here at 27th Street. Most people automatically associate “Old Time” music with Appalachia, but up here in Canada, we have a very well developed fiddle tradition. Calvin Vollrath is as good a fiddle player… Read More
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