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	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	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
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:28
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:12
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32

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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