Mac Beattie - Maple Sugar Blues

Mac Beattie & His Melodiers perform "Maple Sugar Blues", a song composed by Mac on the occasion of the passing of Ward Allen. The song comes from the album "Sing A Song", Banff RBS 1242, released in 1965.

The following quotations are from the album's liner notes:

"Featured with Mac on this Album is REG HILL on Fiddle and Bass; GAETAN FAIRFIELD on Rhythm Guitar, BOB WHITNEY with Alto Sax and Drums, ALLAN UTRONKI on Steel, Electric Spanish Guitar and Bass and JIMMY MAYHEW on Piano.

"MAC composes all his songs for recording and one of his greatest efforts is his Tribute to the late Ward Allen entitled "MAPLE SUGAR BLUES" which is contained in this album."

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For more information about Mac Beattie & the Ottawa Valley Melodiers see:

http://www.backtothesugarcamp.com/macbeattie.html

For more information about Ward Allen see:

http://www.myspace.com/wardallen

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Canadian Country Music
• Maple Sugar Blues
• Fiddle
• Mac Beattie
• Ottawa Valley Melodiers
• Ward Allen
• Reg Hill
• Roots

[mrmadawaska1]

I wonder if someone has the lyrics to The Lake Dore Waltz?

email nels_boehme@bell.net

[Horicert]

This is real old school stuff. My grandfather once gave me a Mac Beattie album as a birthday gift!

[TeamPlasmaKingN]

It's sad that Mac is no longer with us ... but on the upside, no valley hotels have burnt down since.

[djldws]

thank you for posting this........i miss the valley, and this brings it home for me.

[moosehunterr]

great job, tks.

[wardalien]

Finally someone understands what and who Ward Allen was. Oh the drama! I'm crying. And I,m stuck stateside. i want to go home to the valley tonite!