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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FEATURED

King, Bob - 10th Anniversary

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - Visit Old Québec

St-Eustache, Québec - Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Hatton, Jerry - Sittin' and Thinkin'

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Meehan, Leonard - Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

Newfoundland

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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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Blondahl, Omar - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

Dixon, Fred & the Friday Afternoon - ST

Perth, Ontario

Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou - Pickin' Strings Country Style

Atholville, New Brunswick

Hewlett, Grant Nelson - The Critics Choice...

Grant Nelson Hewlett - The Critics Choice...

Leonard Meehan - Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

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

Bob King - 10th Anniversary

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers

Wendell Sharpe - Brightest One in Town

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Jerry Hatton - Sittin' and Thinkin'

Ted Daigle - Teenage Time

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Sharpe, Wendell	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Walker, Angus	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Phillips, Stu	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Blondahl, Omar	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Blondahl, Omar	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Townsend, Graham	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
King, Bob	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Meehan, Leonard	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Walker, Angus	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Graham, Mike	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
King, Bob	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Graham, Mike	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Blondahl, Omar	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
King, Bob	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
King, Bob	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Blondahl, Omar	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Blondahl, Omar	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Phillips, Stu	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Blondahl, Omar	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Field, Shirley	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Walker, Angus	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hatton, Jerry	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Phillips, Stu	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
King, Bob	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Phillips, Stu	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Kozak, Joe	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
King, Bob	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Meehan, Leonard	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
King, Bob	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Blondahl, Omar	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
King, Bob	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Phillips, Stu	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
King, Bob	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Blondahl, Omar	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Trineer, Dougie	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
King, Bob	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Phillips, Stu	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Phillips, Stu	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Townsend, Graham	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
King, Bob	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Trineer, Dougie	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
King, Bob	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Daigle, Ted	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Blondahl, Omar	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Blondahl, Omar	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Phillips, Stu	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Sveen, Olaf	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Phillips, Stu	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
King, Bob	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Sveen, Olaf	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Sharpe, Wendell	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Trineer, Dougie	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Townsend, Graham	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Trineer, Dougie	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Meehan, Leonard	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Field, Shirley	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Townsend, Graham	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
King, Bob	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Sveen, Olaf	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Walker, Angus	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Trineer, Dougie	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Phillips, Stu	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Walker, Angus	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Sharpe, Wendell	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Walker, Angus	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Townsend, Graham	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Kozak, Joe	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Graham, Mike	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Reynolds, Donn	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:12
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
King, Bob	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hatton, Jerry	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Walker, Angus	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Reynolds, Donn	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:28
King, Bob	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Phillips, Stu	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Trineer, Dougie	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Reynolds, Donn	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Field, Shirley	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Townsend, Graham	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38

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