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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05

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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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