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
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
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 Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

FEATURED

Jim Allen - A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

FEATURED

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and other country favorites

Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland

Bob King - 10th Anniversary

Shirley Field - Two Sides of

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

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Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

FEATURED

Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) - Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers

FEATURED

Wendell Sharpe - The Brightest One in Town

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