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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:28
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05

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Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

Bob King - 10th Anniversary

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Shirley Field - Two Sides of

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland

Bob King - 10th Anniversary

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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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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