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	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
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	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

FEATURED

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and other country favorites

Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland

Bob King - 10th Anniversary

Shirley Field - Two Sides of

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - Visit Old Québec

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - A Visit to British Columbia

FEATURED

Mike Graham - Momento of Manitoulin

FEATURED

Omar Blondahl - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

FEATURED

Novatones - Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing For Laurel Lee

FEATURED

Bob King - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

FEATURED

Bob King - That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Olaf Sveen - At Jasper Park Lodge

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

FEATURED

Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

FEATURED

Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) - Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers

FEATURED

Wendell Sharpe - The Brightest One in Town

Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers - ST

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