Hour 1

1.   The Paupers: Numbers
2.   Expedition To Earth: Expedition To Earth
3.   Simply Saucer: Reckless Agitation
4.   The Who: I’m A Boy
5.   Vincent N-Guini & Afro-Train: Ode To Hendrix
6.   Canadian Beadles: I’m Coming Home
7.   Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace A Chance (John Lennon)
8.   John Lennon: Oh Yoko (John Lennon)
9.   Eugene Smith And The Warm-up Band: Hoot’nany
10  Stephane Grappelli & Jean-Luc Ponty: Golden Green
11  The Foundations: Baby, Now That I’ve Found You
12  The Band: Ophelia
13  Fraser & DeBolt: Don’t Let Me Down (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)

Hour Two – Mac Beattie Special

1.   Ward Allen: Maple Sugar (Ward Allen)
2.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Little Shack Up The Pontiac (Mac Beattie)
3.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Autumn Memories (Mac Beattie)
4.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: The Washboard Polka (Mac Beattie)
5.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Log Driver’s Song (Mac Beattie)
6.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Madawaska Valley (Mac Beattie)
7.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: The Stone Outside Dan Murphy’s Door (Mac Beattie)
8.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Saturday Night Up The Gatineau (Mac Beattie)
9.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers:This Ottawa Valley Of Mine (Mac Beattie)
10  Reg Hill & The Melodiers: Pembroke Centennial Breakdown (Reg Hill)
11  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: The Lake Dore Waltz (Mac Beattie)
12  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Northern Ontario Blues (Mac Beattie)
13  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Country Music Man Chuck Davis (Mac Beattie)
14  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Dream Island (Mac Beattie)
15  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Pizza Polka (Mac Beattie)
16  Stompin’ Tom Connors: Pizza Pie Love (TC Connors)
17  Reg Hill & The Melodiers: Road to Fort Coulonge (Reg Hill)

1.   The Paupers: Numbers
Ellis Island: Verve Forecast FTS-3051
Toronto ON
Adam Mitchell G, V
Brad Campbell B
Chuck Beal LG
Skip Prokop D
Al Kooper K
Produced by Elliot Mazer - 1968
Recorded by Fred Catero
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paupers

Elliot Mazer is an audio engineer and record producer best known for his work with Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin, and Linda Ronstadt
Full Tilt Boogie Band was a Canadian rock band originally headed by guitarist John Till and then by Janis Joplin until her death in 1970. The band was composed of Till, pianist Richard Bell, bassist Brad Campbell, drummer Clark Pierson, and organist Ken Pearson.

2.   Expedition To Earth: Expedition To Earth
45 rpm Single: Franklin Records – QC 618
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Gail Bowen (lead vocals)
Bernie "Barnes" Barsky (lead vocals)
Dave "Wavey" Mitchell (percussion)
Brian "Mother" Levin (bass)
Dan "Boone" Norton (lead guitar)
Produced 1968

Expedition To Earth formed in 1966 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band was signed and recorded for the Franklin label out of Winnipeg in 1967.

 Their self-named single, "Expedition To Earth", was released in 1968. They toured extensively in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta allowing their single to reach No. 3 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

 A copy of "Expedition To Earth" currently rests in The Museum Of Man And Nature's 'Rock And Roll Exhibit' in Winnipeg, Manitoba. On January 1, 2010 a 7" single copy of "The Expedition To Earth" sold on Ebay for $360.55.

Gail Bowen now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia; Bernie Barsky now lives in or around Mississauga, Ontario; Dave Mitchell lives in Calgary, Alberta; Brian Levin now resides in Prince George, British Columbia; Dan Norton now lives in British Columbia.

3.   Simply Saucer: Reckless Agitation (Edgar Breau)
Baby Nova: Schizo Phrenic Records – SCHIZ #79
Hamilton ON
Edgar Breau: vocals, guitars
Kevin Christoff: bass
Joe Csontos: drums
Steve Foster: guitar
Daniel Wintermans: guitar
McKinley Jackson: piano
Produced by Jeff Maier – 2011
Recorded by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders, Detroit
Additional overdubs byk Steve Foster at Napier Park Studio, Hamilton
Mixed at The Launch Pad, Detroit by Jeff Meier

4.   The Who: I’m A Boy (Pete Townsend)
45 Single: Decca Records – 32058
London UK
Pete Townsend: guitar, vocals
Roger Daltry: vocals
John Entwistle: bass, french horn
Keith Moon: drums
Produced by Kit Lambert – 1966
Recorded at IBC Studios in London, UK 31 July - 1 August 1966;

5.   Vincent N’Guini & Afro-Train: Ode To Hendrix (V N’Guini)
Assalam Allikoum Africa: Progressive & Popular Music of West Africa – Vol I: Antilles AN 7032
Obala, Cameroon
Vincent N’Guini: guitar
Jean Ndjoh: bass
Keith Banvo: drums
Mahamed C Cherif: organ
Greg Skelton: tenor Sax
Roger Nahim: alto sax
Harry Forson: trumpet
Jean-Claude Kongnon: tumba
Produced by Catherine Oro & Albert Loudes - 1976

began professionally in music in 1969 by interpreting in clubs and hotels Cameroonstandard jazz and pop groups and artists like the Beatles, Jimmy Hendrix, Deep Purple, The Who, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Frank Zappa .. . Enriched by these experiences, he decided in 1973 to travel around West Africa where he will learn about different musical styles.
1978 moved to Paris (France) where he became the guitarist and band leader of the group of Manu Dibango
Moved to New York 1987 – played with Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Aaron Neville, The Who, Hugh Masekela etc

6.   The Canadian Beadles: I’m Comin’ Home
Three Faces North: Tide Records TLP 2005
Sarnia ON
Vic Miller: guitar
Paul Case: drums
Bruce Pollard: bass, vocals
Produced 1964

Recorded 3 singles & 1 LP as Canadian Beadles
Also recorded 2 singles under the name Vic, Paul and Bruce
A Merseybeat-influenced band, as hinted by their name, whose records are now very sought-after and collectable. They started out in early 1963 as The Blue Echoes and came from Sarnia, Ontario, but also spent some time in California. Vic Miller had been in The Frantics(*) and was later in Center Stage. Bruce Pollard, previously of The Stacatos, went on to The Soul Survivors.
Origin:  Sarnia, Ontario (group); Vancouver, British Columbia (Vic Miller); Kingston, Ontario (Paul Case); Sarnia, Ontario (Bruce Pollard)

7.   The Plastic Ono Band: Give Peace A Chance (John Lennon)
Live Peace from Toronto 1969: Apple / EMI / Capitol – ST 12239
UK
John Lennon: guitar, vocal
Yoko Ono: vocal
Eric Clapton: guitar
Klaus Voorman: bass
Alan White: drums
Produced by John Lennon & Yoko Ono – 1969
Recorded live at Toronto Rock & Roll Revival – September 13, 1969
Released 2 December 1969

8.   John Lennon: Oh Yoko (John Lennon)
Imagine: Apple – PAS 10004
Liverpool UK
John Lennon — vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano; harmonica
Klaus Voormann — bass, upright bass
Alan White — drums
Rod Linton, Andy Davis — acoustic guitars
Phil Spector — backing vocals
Produced by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector – 1971
Recorded 11–16 February and 23 June–5 July 1971, at Ascot Sound Studios, Surrey; Abbey Road Studios, London; Record Plant, New York

9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980

9.   Eugene Smith And The Warm Up Band: Hoot’nany (Eugene Smith)
Warmin’ Up: Warm Up Records – WUB 1001
Thornbury , ON
Eugene Smith: Vocal, guitar, harmonica, kalimba
Ted Grimes: trumpet, piano
John Judge: lead guitar,
Carl Rabinowitz: bass, acoustic guitar
Produced by The Warm Up Band – 1981
Recorded by Brian Mitchell & Bob Boccan at Studio 306, Toronto
Laughs & Donuts: Dave Rose
http://www.eugenesmith.ca./

Put the band together in the 70s
Only put out 1 lp

Smith b. 1944
His father was Al Lucas, who played stand up bass for such greats as Duke Ellington and James Brown. His mother, Valeire Abbot, was a well-known Toronto jazz pianist and vocalist who was invited by Louis Armstrong to tour as a jazz singer with his orchestra.
Toronto's R&B scene during the mid to late sixties
In the seventies, he would front an R&B band called Lucifer.
Eugene resides today in Duncan, B.C.

10  Stephane Grappelli & Jean-Luc Ponty: Golden Green (Jean-Luc Ponty)
Stephane Grappelli & Jean-Luc Ponty: America Records – AM 6139
France
Stephane Grappelli: violin
Jean-Luc Ponty: baritone violin
Maurice Vander: piano
Produced by Jacques Denjean – 1973
Recorded by Claude Sahakian

SG 26 January 1908, Paris FR – 1 December 1997 Paris age 89
enrolled him at theConservatoire de Paris on December 31, 1920
At the age of 15, Grappelli began busking full-time to support himself. invited to accompanysilent films in the pit orchestra at the Théâtre Gaumont
Used to be a member of Hot Club De France – recorded and performed with legendary guitarist  Django Reinhardt. Met Reinhardt 1931.
Recorded LPs with Barney Kessel, Paul Simon, Gary Burton, Yehudi Menuhin, Oscar Peterson, Vassar Clements.

Ponty: b. 29 September 1942 (age 72) Avranches, France
admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at age 16 – graduated two years later
Ponty played with Frank Zappa for a year

11  The Foundations: Baby, Now That I’ve Found You (J MacLeod / T Macaulay)
Baby, Now That I’ve Found You: Uni – 73016
London UK
Clem Curtis: vocals
Eric Allan Dale: trombone
Pat Burke: tenor sax, flute
Mike Elliot: tenor sax
Tony Gomez: organ
Tim Harris: drums
Peter MacBeth: bass
Alan Warner: guitar
Produced by Tony MacAulay – 1967

Formed 1967 – this is their debut release – sold 3 million

12  The Band: Ophelia (Robbie Robertson)
Northern Lights – Southern Cross: Capitol – EMI  - ST11440
Toronto ON
Levon Helm: vocal, drums
Robbie Robertson: guitar
Richard Manuel: hammond Organ
Rick Danko: bass
Garth Hudson: keys, brass, woodwinds
Produced by The Band – 1975
Recorded by Rob Fraboni, Ed Anderson & Nat Jeffrey at Shangri-La Studio, Zuma Beach CA
Mixed by Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Rob Fraboni, Nat Jeffrey & Ed Anderson

13  Fraser & DeBolt: Don’t Let Me Down (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Fraser & DeBolt (with Ian Guenther): Columbia Records C 30381
Montreal QC
Alan Fraser: guitar, vocal
Daisy DeBolt: guitar, vocal
Ian Guenther: violin
Produced by Craig Allen – 1971
Recorded by Mark Smith and Allan Moy

Hour Two – Mac Beattie Special

1.   Ward Allen: Maple Sugar (Ward Allen)
Maple Leaf Hoedown: Sparton Records – SP 203
Kirkton ON
Produced 1957

(Warden Ambrose) Fiddler, composer, b Kirkton, near London, Ont, 11 May 1924, d Hull, Que, 3 Aug 1965.
He began fiddling at 12, often performing with his brother Lorne, from whom he learned much of his repertoire.
1955 Moved to Ottawa to perform with Bob King in The Happy Wanderers
Allen was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, Tenn, in 1965

2.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Little Shack Up The Pontiac (Mac Beattie)
Country & Folk Music, Banff RBS 1185
Arnprior ON
Reg Hill: fiddle
Bob Whitney: piano
Toni Miseferi:guitar
Gordie Summers: bass
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Produced by Ralph Carlson - 1964
http://www.backtothesugarcamp.com/macbeattie.html

3.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Autumn Memories (Mac Beattie)
Mr. Ottawa Valley: Banff Roedo – RBS 5333
Arnprior ON
Reg Hill: fiddle
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Jim Mayhew: piano
Gordon Summers: lead guitar
George Courschesne: bass
Produced by Ralph Carlson – 1970
Recorded at Carlsound Studios, Ottawa

4.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: The Washboard Polka (Mac Beattie)
Canadian Folk & Country Songs: Banff Rodeo – RBS 1185
Arnprior, ON
Reg Hill: fiddle
Mac Beattie: vocal, washboard
Garney Scheel: bass
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Produced by Ralph Carlson – 1964

5.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Log Driver’s Song (Mac Beattie)
A Visit To The Ottawa Valley: Banff - RBS 1170
Arnprior, ON
Reg Hill: fiddle
Bob Price: piano
Garney Scheel: bass
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Produced by Ralph Carlson - June 1, 1960

6.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Madawaska Valley (Mac Beattie)
In Stereo – By Request: Banff Rodeo SBS 5312
Arnprior ON
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Reg Hill: fiddle
Jimmy Mayhew: piano
Hubert Brisson: bass
Gordon Summers: electric guitar
Produced by George Taylor – 1969
Recorded by Gaetan Desbiens at Stereo Sound Studios, Montreal
 

7.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: The Stone Outside Dan Murphy’s Door (Mac Beattie)
Sing A Song: Banff Rodeo – RBS 1243
Arnprior ON
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Reg Hill: fiddle, bass
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Bob Whitney: alto sax, drums
Allan Utronki: steel, spanish guitar, bass
Jimmy Mayhew: piano
Produced by George Taylor – 1965

8.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Saturday Night Up The Gatineau (Mac Beattie)
This Ottawa Valley of Mine: Banff Roedo – RBS 1211
Arnprior ON
Reg Hill: fiddle
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Bob Whitney: alto sax
Bob Price: piano
Tony Miseferi: bass
Gordie Summers: electric guitar
Mac Beattie: washboard, drums, vocal
Produced by George Taylor - Jan 16, 1966

9.   Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: This Ottawa Valley Of Mine (Mac Beattie)
Live From The Otter Lake Hotel: CBO Ottawa recording for "The Music Makers" - Unreleased
Arnprior, ON
Reg Hill: fiddle, bass
Garnie Scheel: guitar, bass
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Mac Beattie: cocktail drum, vocal
Produced by CBO Radio, Ottawa - 1981

(Used with permission of the Beattie Family)
Recorded before 1978 since Reg died 79. Shelagh Rogers host of the program.

10  Reg Hill & The Melodiers: Pembroke Centennial Breakdown (Reg Hill)
Canadian Country Classics: Rodeo – RCCD 7103
Braeside, ON

Born in Brockville, Ontario (1927 – 1979)
At 16 became a regular member of the “Rock Mountain Rangers”
formed his own group, Reg Hill’s Swingsters
In 1950, Reg married and moved to Oshawa
1954, he received a letter from Mac Beattie inviting him to join the “Ottawa Valley Melodiers”
would spend 25 years with Mac’s band before retiring due to poor health in 1978
1981 Inductee into Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame

11  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: The Lake Dore Waltz (Mac Beattie)
A Visit To The Ottawa Valley: Banff - RBS 1170
Arnprior ON
Reg Hill: fiddle
Bob Price: piano
Garney Scheel: bass
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Produced by Ralph Carlson - June 1, 1960

12  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Northern Ontario Blues (Mac Beattie)
In Stereo – By Request: Banff Rodeo SBS 5312
Arnprior ON
Mac Beattie: vocal, drums
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Reg Hill: fiddle
Jimmy Mayhew: piano
Hubert Brisson: bass
Gordon Summers: electric guitar
Produced by George Taylor – 1969
Recorded by Gaetan Desbiens at Stereo Sound Studios, Montreal

13  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Country Music Man Chuck Davis (Mac Beattie)
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Album: Banff Rodeo – RBS 1299
Arnprior ON
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Mac Beattie: drums, vocal
Reg Hill: fiddle
Al Utronki: steel, spanish
Jim Mayhew: piano
Ralph Carlson: bass
Produced by Ralph Carlson – 1968

14  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Dream Island (Mac Beattie)
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Album: Banff Rodeo – RBS 1299
Arnprior ON
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
Mac Beattie: drums, vocal
Reg Hill: fiddle
Al Utronki: steel, spanish
Jim Mayhew: piano
Ralph Carlson: bass
Produced by Ralph Carlson – 1968

15  Mac Beattie & Ottawa Valley Melodiers: Pizza Polka (Mac Beattie)
Dad & Daughter: Banff rodeo – RBS 1282
Arnprior ON
Mac Beattie: vocal
Reg Hill: piano, bass
Bob Whitney: clarinet
Garney Scheel: steel
Merv Wilson: guitar
Jim Mayhew: piano
Peter Clements: drums
Produced by Ralph Carlson - 1975

16  Stompin’ Tom Connors: Pizza Pie Love (TC Connors)
To It And At It: EMI - 7243 5 20822 2 3
Halton Hills, ON
Tom Connors: vocal, guitar
Bill Lewis: lead guitar
Gary Empey: bass
Produced by Dr. Tom Connors - 1971
http://wwwl.stompintom.com

17  Reg Hill & The Melodiers: Road to Fort Coulonge (Reg Hill)
Ottawa Valley Hoedown: Banff Rodeo – SBS 5190
Braeside ON
Reg Hill: fiddle
Mac Beattie: washboard
Jim Mayhew: piano
Gaetan Fairfield: guitar
George Courschesne: bass
Produced by Ralph Carlson – circa 1974
Recorded at Carlsound Studios, Ottawa

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