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
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
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
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
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
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
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
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
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
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial

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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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