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
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
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
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:13
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
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
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:20
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26

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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