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
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:08
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
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
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15

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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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