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
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:54
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
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
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
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
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:28
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53

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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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