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	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:13
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
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
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:12
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11

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Shirley Field - Two Sides of

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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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

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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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