Series consists of information pertaining to music;
Arnprior and District Museum collection;
Series: Music; F0.1
In this series, the Museum collected records on the following: Mac Beattie and Ruby Ramsay Rouse.;
Sub-series: Mac Beattie. -- ca. 1950 -- 1 audio disc.;
Born in Arnprior on December 21, 1916 and the only son of Jimmy and Jenny Beattie, Mac Beattie was a singer and a performer whose work revolved around the theme of the Ottawa Valley. Beattie made many appearances on national television radio and stage with his dance band, Mac Beattie and the Melodiers (formed in 1948), from Arnprior. Members of the band included Reg Hill on fiddle, Gaetan Fairfield on rhythm guitar, Jim Mayhew on piano, Gordon Summers on lead guitar, and George Courschesne on electric bass. Ron Brown (from the Family Brown group) played drums with the band occasionally.; Series consist of an album called Mr. Ottawa Valley Mac Beattie and the Ottawa Valley Melodiers (recorded at Carlsound Studios in Ottawa and produced by Ralph Carlson) with such popular songs as “Snowmobiling”, “Gavan’s Hotel at Quyon, Quebec” and “A Tribute to Frank Ryan”.;
See also Sub-series Authors in Arnprior and District Museum collection, 93-0005.;
1 audio disc (ca. 30 mins.) : 33 1/3 rpm; 30 cm, vinyl.;
Sub-series: Ruby Ramsay Rouse. -- ca 1950? . -- 1 audio disc.;
Born in the Ottawa Valley, Ruby Ramsay Rouse played her first concert when she was 6 and a half years old in Almonte, Ontario. She performed recitals at Emmanuel Church in Arnprior at a young age. At 14, she was the organist at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Ottawa. Later, she was organist at Loew’s Theatre in Toronto. Rouse was associated with CFRB radio station in Toronto for close to 30 years. For several years, she was the official accompanist for “Canadians All” with John Collingwood Reade.; Series consist of her album, Ruby Ramsay Rouse featuring such songs as “Danny Boy” and “Get Me to the Church on Time”, which was recorded at Newberry Sound Studio in Toronto and produced by Art Snider and recording engineer Dave Newberry.;
1 audio disc (ca. 28 mins.) : 33 1/3 rpm; 30 cm, vinyl.;
Ruby Ramsay Rouse was also an amateur artist who painted in oil. See colour photograph of one of her pieces entitled Tulip Field (14" x 10" on board).
Arnprior and District Museum collection F8.3
Sub-series: Glasier House Song Book. -- ca. 1881. -- 2.8 cm of textual records (27 cm x 40 cm).;
Glasier House was owned by W.S. Glasier of Mattawa.; Sub-series consists of a leather-spine book containing an address and presentation on behalf of a number of residents of School Section No. 8, Fitzroy and vicinity, as well as music and song sheets. The title “Arrival Book” is engraved on book.;