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
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:28
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
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
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:20
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06

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Shirley Field - Two Sides of

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

Shirley Field - Two Sides of

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial

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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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