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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial

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Shirley Field - Two Sides of

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Stu Phillips - Visit Old Québec

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Stu Phillips - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

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Stu Phillips - A Visit to British Columbia

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Mike Graham - Momento of Manitoulin

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Omar Blondahl - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

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Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

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Joe Kozak - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

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Novatones - Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back

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

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Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

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Bob King - Sing A Country Song

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Bob King - Sing For Laurel Lee

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

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

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

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

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Bob King - 10th Anniversary

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Ted Daigle - Teenage Time

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Olaf Sveen - At Jasper Park Lodge

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Westmorland Singers - At Home With

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Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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

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Wendell Sharpe - The Brightest One in Town

Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers - ST

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Omar Blondahl - The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

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Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland

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