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
Walker, Angus Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Field, Shirley He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
King, Bob When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Blondahl, Omar John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
King, Bob Little Tom 10th Anniversary
King, Bob Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Graham, Mike Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Sharpe, Wendell The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Phillips, Stu Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Phillips, Stu En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Kozak, Joe Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Trineer, Dougie The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Townsend, Graham New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Walker, Angus Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Phillips, Stu Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Phillips, Stu The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Sveen, Olaf Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
King, Bob Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Kozak, Joe Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
King, Bob If The Things They Say Are True 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
King, Bob Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Phillips, Stu When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
King, Bob The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Trineer, Dougie Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reynolds, Donn Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Sveen, Olaf Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Sharpe, Wendell Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Phillips, Stu Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hatton, Jerry Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Daigle, Ted Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Blondahl, Omar My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Field, Shirley Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Daigle, Ted Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Trineer, Dougie Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reynolds, Donn Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Trineer, Dougie Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reynolds, Donn The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Walker, Angus Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Kozak, Joe Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
King, Bob Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Blondahl, Omar Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Phillips, Stu Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Trineer, Dougie Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Sveen, Olaf Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Phillips, Stu Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Field, Shirley Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
King, Bob Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Daigle, Ted Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Blondahl, Omar Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reynolds, Donn The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Kozak, Joe Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Blondahl, Omar The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Sveen, Olaf Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
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
Trineer, Dougie Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Meehan, Leonard The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Meehan, Leonard Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Kozak, Joe Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reynolds, Donn Crossroads The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Meehan, Leonard Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
King, Bob No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Walker, Angus If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Blondahl, Omar Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
King, Bob It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Field, Shirley Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
King, Bob No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Walker, Angus The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
King, Bob French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Phillips, Stu Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Townsend, Graham B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Phillips, Stu Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
King, Bob Little Tom Sing A Country Song
King, Bob Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Townsend, Graham Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Daigle, Ted Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time

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