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	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
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
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01

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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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