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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
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	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
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
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:39
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18

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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

FEATURED

Omar Blondahl - The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

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