Charlie Herald and his Roundup Rangers

About The Artist 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. There are some photos that don't have anything to do with the band on this sheet so you can just disregard them. They are the top three and the bottom left ones. Timeline & Trivia Notes 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 Timeline & Trivia Notes 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 Credits & Sources Hillbilly-Music.com wishes to thank the daughter of fiddler Ken McKenzie for providing us with photos and information related to Charlie Herald and his Roundup Rangers. Get The Music British Archives of Country Music

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   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