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.

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FEATURED

King, Bob - 10th Anniversary

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

King, Bob - The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Phillips, Stu - Visit Old Québec

St-Eustache, Québec - Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Hatton, Jerry - Sittin' and Thinkin'

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Meehan, Leonard - Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

Newfoundland

FEATURED

Field, Shirley - Two Sides of

Armstrong, British Columbia → Gwynne, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Reynolds, Donn - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Winnipeg, Manitoba

FEATURED

Blondahl, Omar - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

Dixon, Fred & the Friday Afternoon - ST

Perth, Ontario

Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou - Pickin' Strings Country Style

Atholville, New Brunswick

Hewlett, Grant Nelson - The Critics Choice...

Grant Nelson Hewlett - The Critics Choice...

Leonard Meehan - Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

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

Bob King - 10th Anniversary

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers

Wendell Sharpe - Brightest One in Town

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Jerry Hatton - Sittin' and Thinkin'

Ted Daigle - Teenage Time

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Sveen, Olaf	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Phillips, Stu	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Sveen, Olaf	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Blondahl, Omar	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Blondahl, Omar	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Townsend, Graham	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
King, Bob	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Kozak, Joe	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
King, Bob	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Sharpe, Wendell	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Sharpe, Wendell	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Field, Shirley	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Blondahl, Omar	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Trineer, Dougie	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Townsend, Graham	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Blondahl, Omar	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
King, Bob	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Daigle, Ted	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
King, Bob	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Kozak, Joe	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Reynolds, Donn	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
King, Bob	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
King, Bob	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Blondahl, Omar	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Blondahl, Omar	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Townsend, Graham	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Blondahl, Omar	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Walker, Angus	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Blondahl, Omar	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Walker, Angus	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
King, Bob	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
King, Bob	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Townsend, Graham	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Phillips, Stu	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Trineer, Dougie	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Graham, Mike	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Blondahl, Omar	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Walker, Angus	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Townsend, Graham	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
King, Bob	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
King, Bob	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Sharpe, Wendell	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Meehan, Leonard	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hatton, Jerry	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Phillips, Stu	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Trineer, Dougie	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Blondahl, Omar	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Phillips, Stu	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
King, Bob	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Trineer, Dougie	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Sveen, Olaf	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Trineer, Dougie	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Trineer, Dougie	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Blondahl, Omar	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Reynolds, Donn	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Field, Shirley	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Meehan, Leonard	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Blondahl, Omar	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
King, Bob	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Phillips, Stu	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Trineer, Dougie	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Townsend, Graham	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
King, Bob	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Trineer, Dougie	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
King, Bob	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Phillips, Stu	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Kozak, Joe	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Trineer, Dougie	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Phillips, Stu	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Phillips, Stu	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Trineer, Dougie	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Graham, Mike	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Townsend, Graham	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Hewlett, Grant Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
King, Bob	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
King, Bob	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Graham, Mike	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Kozak, Joe	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
King, Bob	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46

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