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
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:54
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:12
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:13
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
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
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55

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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

FEATURED

Omar Blondahl - The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

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