Herald, Charlie and his Roundup Rangers
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Origin:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦
Biography:
What we know about Charlie Herald at this point is through the daughter of Charlie's one-time fiddler, Ken McKenzie.
Ken's daughter relates that he was a talented violinist / fiddler and also worked with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra for several years.
She notes that he always enjoyed kicking back and sharing his memories about the times he had working in Charlie Herald's group.
Charlie Herald and the Roundup Rangers were all residents of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Today's musicians travel in luxury compared to those who paved those roads for them. Today they have paved super highways, air-conditioned fully equipped buses or even airplanes to get them to their personal appearances.
As you can see in these pictures, from the mid-1930s, travel back then could have its own challenges. Note the group perhaps had a sponsor as seen by the ad on their wagon (yes, drawn by horses!) for Pearl Soap. These photos were from a trip traveling to the province of Saskatchewan and one caption notes, "Stuck again...muddy roads!"
Ken's daughter, Nancy, relates that the notation on the photo of her dad with the fiddle indicates he was appearing at the Carleton Place in Ontario.
The piano player for the group was a cousin of Ken's, Jack McArton.
Group Members: 1933 recordings
Charlie Herald: leader; guitar
Arnold Johnston: fiddle
Eddie Johnston: fiddle
Garry Herald (Charlie’s son): tenor guitar; harmonica
Hank Hughes: vocals; guitar and harmonica
Jack McArton: accordion and piano
Harold Cawston: trumpet and drums
Group Members: 1934 recordings
Charlie Herald: leader; tuba
Garry Herald: tenor guitar and harmonica
Ken McKenzie: fiddle and clarinet
Steve Martin: fiddle(?)
Jack McArton: accordion
Bob Crossen: guitar(?)
Thorney Bridgewater: drums
Bluebird
Rec. No. Side Song Title
B4962 A Red River Valley (vocal by Hank Hughes)
B4962 B Crawdad Song (vocal by Hank Hughes)
B4963 A The Wind That Shakes The Barley / Devil's Dream
B4963 B Swallow Tail Jig / Haste To The Wedding
B4964 A The Dying Cowboy (vocal by Hank Hughes)
B4964 B Springtime In The Rockies
B4965 A The Roundup Rangers Schottische
B4965 B Hiawatha Two Step
B4967 A Turkey In The Straw / Chicken Reel
B4967 B Soldier's Joy / Speed The Plough
B4970 A Irish Washerwoman / Garry Owen
B4970 B Kingdom Coming / Love Is But A Lassie
B4975 A White Cockade/ Rakes of Mallow
B4975 B Circassian Circle/ Rickett's Hornpipe
B4981 A Oh For the Wild and Wooly West
B4981 B Cowboy's Christmas Ball
B4984 A Red Wing
B4984 B Chicken Reel
B4987 A Silvery Moon
B4987 B The Little Old Sod Shanty on the Claim
B4990 A Hi-Le Hi-Lo (Out West We Go)
B4990 B Trouble For The Range Cook
B4996 A There's An Empty Cot
B4996 B Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet (vocal Helen Diller)
B4998 A O Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie
B4998 B Cowboy's Heaven
B4999 A There Is A Tavern In The Town (vocal Helen Diller)
B4999 B Yodeling My Troubles Away (vocal Helen Diller)
Decca
Rec. No. Side Song Title
5058 A Goofus
5058 B Kingdom Coming
