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
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
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
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:54
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59

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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