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
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
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
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:20
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:39
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:15
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
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
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:38
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:18
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41

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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