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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Walker, Angus	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Walker, Angus	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Sharpe, Wendell	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Townsend, Graham	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Phillips, Stu	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
King, Bob	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Field, Shirley	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Kozak, Joe	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Sveen, Olaf	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Sharpe, Wendell	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
King, Bob	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
King, Bob	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
King, Bob	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
King, Bob	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
King, Bob	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Sharpe, Wendell	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
King, Bob	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Meehan, Leonard	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
King, Bob	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Field, Shirley	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Sveen, Olaf	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Phillips, Stu	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Walker, Angus	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Sveen, Olaf	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Kozak, Joe	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Sveen, Olaf	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Reynolds, Donn	The Parting	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	03:54
King, Bob	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Blondahl, Omar	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Townsend, Graham	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Blondahl, Omar	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Trineer, Dougie	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
King, Bob	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Walker, Angus	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Kozak, Joe	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
King, Bob	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hewlett, Grant Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
King, Bob	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Phillips, Stu	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Blondahl, Omar	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
King, Bob	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Townsend, Graham	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
King, Bob	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Walker, Angus	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Phillips, Stu	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Sveen, Olaf	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Kozak, Joe	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
King, Bob	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Trineer, Dougie	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Blondahl, Omar	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Graham, Mike	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
King, Bob	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Graham, Mike	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Trineer, Dougie	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Trineer, Dougie	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Townsend, Graham	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Sharpe, Wendell	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Phillips, Stu	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
King, Bob	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hatton, Jerry	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
King, Bob	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Trineer, Dougie	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Walker, Angus	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Sveen, Olaf	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Blondahl, Omar	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Trineer, Dougie	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Townsend, Graham	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Sharpe, Wendell	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
King, Bob	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
King, Bob	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Trineer, Dougie	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Townsend, Graham	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Sveen, Olaf	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Townsend, Graham	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
King, Bob	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Walker, Angus	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
King, Bob	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14

Banff Rodeo Records

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King, Bob - Sing For Laurel Lee

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King, Bob - The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

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Graham, Mike - Momento of Manitoulin

Townsend, Graham - Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers

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Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt) - Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers

Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou - Pickin' Strings No. 2

Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou - Pickin' Strings Country Style

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Walker, Angus - Blue Grass Songs

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Hatton, Jerry - Sittin' and Thinkin'

McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers - ST

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Kozak, Joe - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

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Novatones - Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back

Van den Bergh, Bev Marie - Spin it Country

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Field, Shirley - Two Sides of

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Sveen, Olaf - At Jasper Park Lodge

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Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Meehan, Leonard - Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

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Blondahl, Omar - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

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King, Bob - Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser

Townsend, Graham - Salutes Canada's Centennial

Hewlett, Grant Nelson - The Critics Choice...

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Blondahl, Omar - The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

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King, Bob - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

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King, Bob - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

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Reynolds, Donn - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

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Sharpe, Wendell - The Brightest One in Town

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King, Bob - Sing A Country Song

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Trineer, Dougie - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

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King, Bob - That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here

Dixon, Fred & the Friday Afternoon - ST

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