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 - Sing For Laurel Lee

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

Townsend, Graham - Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers

Toronto, Ontario - Buckingham, Québec

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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 No. 2

Atholville, New Brunswick

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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Hatton, Jerry - Sittin' and Thinkin'

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers - ST

Chipman - Fredericton, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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Kozak, Joe - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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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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Field, Shirley - Two Sides of

Armstrong, British Columbia → Gwynne, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Sveen, Olaf - At Jasper Park Lodge

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

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Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Meehan, Leonard - Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

Newfoundland

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Blondahl, Omar - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

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

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Townsend, Graham - Salutes Canada's Centennial

Toronto, Ontario - Buckingham, Québec

Hewlett, Grant Nelson - The Critics Choice...

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Blondahl, Omar - The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

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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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Reynolds, Donn - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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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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Trineer, Dougie - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

Calumet, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Dixon, Fred & the Friday Afternoon - ST

Perth, 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
King, Bob Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Trineer, Dougie Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Blondahl, Omar Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hatton, Jerry It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Blondahl, Omar Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Sveen, Olaf Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Trineer, Dougie Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
King, Bob She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Walker, Angus Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
King, Bob Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
King, Bob The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
King, Bob An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Blondahl, Omar Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reynolds, Donn No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Blondahl, Omar Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Sveen, Olaf Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Townsend, Graham Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reynolds, Donn Crossroads The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Walker, Angus Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Field, Shirley Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
King, Bob If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
King, Bob Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Graham, Mike White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Townsend, Graham Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Townsend, Graham Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Blondahl, Omar Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
King, Bob The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
King, Bob Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Walker, Angus The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Kozak, Joe Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hatton, Jerry Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Trineer, Dougie Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Townsend, Graham Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
King, Bob Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Phillips, Stu Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Sharpe, Wendell Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Trineer, Dougie Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Phillips, Stu Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Meehan, Leonard The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Walker, Angus I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Sveen, Olaf Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
King, Bob My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham, Mike Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
King, Bob Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
King, Bob On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Trineer, Dougie Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Blondahl, Omar The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
King, Bob The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Blondahl, Omar She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
King, Bob French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
King, Bob My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Daigle, Ted Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Blondahl, Omar The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
King, Bob Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Sveen, Olaf Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Reynolds, Donn The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
King, Bob Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Kozak, Joe Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Walker, Angus John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Phillips, Stu Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
King, Bob Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Blondahl, Omar Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Meehan, Leonard Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Daigle, Ted Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Reynolds, Donn The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Trineer, Dougie Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Walker, Angus Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Graham, Mike Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Kozak, Joe The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Sveen, Olaf Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
King, Bob Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
King, Bob Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
King, Bob Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
King, Bob I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
King, Bob The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
King, Bob Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Walker, Angus I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Blondahl, Omar My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Trineer, Dougie Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Field, Shirley Down in the Valley Two Sides of

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