Banff Rodeo Records

Despite its western-sounding name, Banff Rodeo Records was not founded in the Rockies but emerged from Eastern Canada as part of Rodeo Records Ltd.—a label established in Montreal in 1949 by Don Johnson and George Taylor. The company relocated to Halifax in 1956, where it opened a recording studio, and later moved operations to Peterborough, Ontario, in 1969.

Launched as a sub-label in 1953, Banff became known for its broad and eclectic catalogue, featuring everything from country and cowboy songs to maritime folk, East Coast fiddle tunes, and regional Canadiana. Often sold in souvenir shops and department stores, Banff records documented the voices and sounds of everyday Canadians—capturing the spirit of both rural and coastal communities from coast to coast. This room preserves the legacy of Banff Rodeo Records, a truly national imprint in Canada’s musical history.

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King, Bob - The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Graham, Mike - Momento of Manitoulin

Toronto - London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) - Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria - Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou - Pickin' Strings Country Style

Atholville, New Brunswick

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Walker, Angus - Blue Grass Songs

Port Hastings, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Novatones - Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back

Truro, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

Van den Bergh, Bev Marie - Spin it Country

British Columbia - Bobcaygeon, Ontario

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Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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King, Bob - Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Trineer, Dougie - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

Calumet, Québec, 🇨🇦

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King, Bob - 10th Anniversary

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Phillips, Stu - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

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King, Bob - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Phillips, Stu - A Visit to British Columbia

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

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King, Bob - Sing For Laurel Lee

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou - Pickin' Strings No. 2

Atholville, New Brunswick

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Hatton, Jerry - Sittin' and Thinkin'

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers - ST

Chipman - Fredericton, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Field, Shirley - Two Sides of

Armstrong, British Columbia → Gwynne, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Reynolds, Donn - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Daigle, Ted - Teenage Time

Jacquet River, New Brunswick - Fort William, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Townsend, Graham - Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers

Toronto, Ontario - Buckingham, Québec

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Sveen, Olaf - At Jasper Park Lodge

Surnadal, Norway - Estevan, Saskatchewan - Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Blondahl, Omar - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

Townsend, Graham - Salutes Canada's Centennial

Toronto, Ontario - Buckingham, Québec

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King, Bob - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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King, Bob - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sharpe, Wendell - The Brightest One in Town

Dee Side, Québec, 🇨🇦

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King, Bob - Sing A Country Song

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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King, Bob - That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Grant Nelson Hewlett - The Critics Choice...

Bob King - That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here

Bob King - 10th Anniversary

Wendell Sharpe - Brightest One in Town

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Sittin' and Thinkin'

Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

Stu Phillips - Visit to Old Quebec LABEL 01

Reynolds, Donn

Blondahl, Omar - The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

Blondahl, Omar - 16 Songs of Newfoundland

Pickin' Strings Country Style

Pickin' Strings No. 2

Dixon, Fred & the Friday Afternoon

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 02

Spin it Country

Angus_Walker_2015

Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Graham, Mike

Momento of Manitoulin

Field, Shirley - Two Sides of (1)

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

A picture taken during an interview for CKCQ radio during the Don Messer Tour in the spring of '71.

A promotional image from the early 70's used for autograph signings and to sell at shows.

taken the night Doug Trineer & The Hackamores opened for legendary Mother Maybelle & Carter Sisters circa '65 in The Montreal Forum.

A picture taken during a tour with Don Messer and The Islanders. This was taken by "My Fund Studios" of Smith Falls, Ontario in the summer of '71.

Canada's Prime Minister of Country Music in full Outlaw Country singer regalia circa 1976.

Crazy Tricks recorded in Edmonton peaked at #39 in RPM Magazine. Both sides written by Merv Smith and produced by Dick Damron. Dick was probably doing the pickin' as well.

Another of "The Maritime Playboys" circa 1963. From left to right, Harry Cromwell, George Beck, Brent Williams and myself.

The young feller with Les Paul Jr. is me ca 1960 when I had the pleasure of being part of this line up of "The Maritime Playboys" which incl George Beck (ac gtr), Freddie McKenna (mandolin), Loran Baker (bass). The lady was Freddie's wife, Melva

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Hewlett, Grant Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Trineer, Dougie Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
King, Bob The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Townsend, Graham Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Field, Shirley Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Daigle, Ted Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Meehan, Leonard The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Sharpe, Wendell Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Kozak, Joe Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
King, Bob That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Walker, Angus John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Blondahl, Omar My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Sveen, Olaf Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Meehan, Leonard The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
King, Bob No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Walker, Angus I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Field, Shirley He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hatton, Jerry Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Blondahl, Omar The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham, Mike There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Reynolds, Donn No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Townsend, Graham B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Field, Shirley Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Sveen, Olaf Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Reynolds, Donn Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Trineer, Dougie Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reynolds, Donn Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Sharpe, Wendell Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
King, Bob Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Blondahl, Omar Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
King, Bob Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Sveen, Olaf Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Walker, Angus The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Graham, Mike Billings Momento of Manitoulin
King, Bob Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
King, Bob The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Townsend, Graham Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Kozak, Joe Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham, Mike People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Hewlett, Grant Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Daigle, Ted Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Phillips, Stu The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Sveen, Olaf Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
King, Bob The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
King, Bob Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Trineer, Dougie Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Walker, Angus Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Blondahl, Omar Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Trineer, Dougie Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
King, Bob It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Blondahl, Omar We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Townsend, Graham Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Townsend, Graham Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Daigle, Ted Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Trineer, Dougie Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reynolds, Donn Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Graham, Mike Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Kozak, Joe Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
King, Bob My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Daigle, Ted Mary Lou Teenage Time
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Graham, Mike White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
King, Bob An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Phillips, Stu Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Blondahl, Omar My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Trineer, Dougie Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
King, Bob My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Trineer, Dougie Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Blondahl, Omar The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Trineer, Dougie Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

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