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Bob McNaughton
and the Newbury Barn Dance Gang
CFCO Chatham, ON

About The Artist

Bob McNaughton and the Newbury Barn Dance Gang were being heard over CFCO in Chatham, Ontario every Saturday night at 9:30pm back in 1953. The show outgrew its original venue, the Newbury Town Hall.

Timeline & Trivia Notes Group Members (circa 1953):

  • Bob MccNaughton
  • Charron Brothers
  • Mary Murphy
  • Joyce Murphy
  • Jack Summer, guitar, vocals
  • Bob Kopriva, accordion
  • Lyle See, fiddle
  • Stuart Brandy, emcee; CFCO Program Director

Credits & Sources

  • Country Song Roundup No. 27; December 1953; American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT