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
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:54
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
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
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51

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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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