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
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
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)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
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
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:39
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22

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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