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
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	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
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
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	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
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	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17

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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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