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
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
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
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22

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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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