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

Phillips, Stu

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.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Trineer, Dougie Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham, Mike Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Trineer, Dougie Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Daigle, Ted It May be Silly Teenage Time
Hewlett, Grant Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Walker, Angus Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
King, Bob Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Trineer, Dougie Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Sharpe, Wendell My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Hatton, Jerry Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Blondahl, Omar The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Townsend, Graham Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Sveen, Olaf Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Phillips, Stu The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Blondahl, Omar Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Graham, Mike Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Phillips, Stu Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Trineer, Dougie Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Blondahl, Omar Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Blondahl, Omar Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Phillips, Stu The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Graham, Mike Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Sharpe, Wendell Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Blondahl, Omar That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Townsend, Graham Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
King, Bob Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Trineer, Dougie Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Kozak, Joe Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hatton, Jerry Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Sveen, Olaf Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Phillips, Stu The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Blondahl, Omar The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Meehan, Leonard The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Townsend, Graham Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
King, Bob Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Blondahl, Omar When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
King, Bob The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Blondahl, Omar Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Townsend, Graham Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
King, Bob An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Sharpe, Wendell Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Field, Shirley Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Sveen, Olaf Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Trineer, Dougie Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
King, Bob Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Walker, Angus The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Trineer, Dougie My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
King, Bob The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Blondahl, Omar Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Sharpe, Wendell Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Blondahl, Omar The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Phillips, Stu The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Phillips, Stu Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
King, Bob Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Trineer, Dougie Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Blondahl, Omar Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Blondahl, Omar Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
King, Bob The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reynolds, Donn The Wild One The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Phillips, Stu The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Walker, Angus Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Walker, Angus Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Sveen, Olaf Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Walker, Angus I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Hewlett, Grant Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Trineer, Dougie Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Townsend, Graham Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Townsend, Graham Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Townsend, Graham Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Phillips, Stu Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Blondahl, Omar The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Trineer, Dougie Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
King, Bob I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

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