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	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:20
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:39
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:28
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45

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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