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
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43

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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