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

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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
Kozak, Joe Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Walker, Angus Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Walker, Angus Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Field, Shirley He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Blondahl, Omar Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Walker, Angus Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Sharpe, Wendell Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Trineer, Dougie Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
King, Bob My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
King, Bob Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Daigle, Ted Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
King, Bob Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
King, Bob The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Blondahl, Omar The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Townsend, Graham B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Phillips, Stu The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Field, Shirley Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Trineer, Dougie Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Sveen, Olaf Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
King, Bob The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Kozak, Joe Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Daigle, Ted It May be Silly Teenage Time
Graham, Mike Billings Momento of Manitoulin
King, Bob Once More Sing A Country Song
Hatton, Jerry It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
King, Bob Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Graham, Mike Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
King, Bob If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Phillips, Stu Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
King, Bob Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
King, Bob My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Phillips, Stu The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Kozak, Joe Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
King, Bob Little Tom Sing A Country Song
King, Bob Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Townsend, Graham Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reynolds, Donn Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Sveen, Olaf Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Trineer, Dougie Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Trineer, Dougie Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hatton, Jerry I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hatton, Jerry Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
King, Bob Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Walker, Angus Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Townsend, Graham Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Blondahl, Omar Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
King, Bob No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Kozak, Joe Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Field, Shirley Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Sharpe, Wendell My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Phillips, Stu Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hatton, Jerry Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Walker, Angus When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Sharpe, Wendell Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Phillips, Stu En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Trineer, Dougie Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
King, Bob You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham, Mike White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Trineer, Dougie Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Phillips, Stu Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Field, Shirley He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Walker, Angus Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Sveen, Olaf Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Meehan, Leonard The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Trineer, Dougie Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
King, Bob The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Sharpe, Wendell Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Phillips, Stu The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Blondahl, Omar My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
King, Bob When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Phillips, Stu Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
King, Bob No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
King, Bob Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
King, Bob The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Meehan, Leonard Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Phillips, Stu The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

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