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
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
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
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06

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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