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
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:08
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47

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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