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
Phillips, Stu	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Phillips, Stu	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Graham, Mike	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
King, Bob	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
King, Bob	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham, Mike	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Meehan, Leonard	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
King, Bob	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	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
Phillips, Stu	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Blondahl, Omar	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Reynolds, Donn	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:12
Phillips, Stu	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Sveen, Olaf	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Phillips, Stu	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
King, Bob	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
King, Bob	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Hatton, Jerry	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Kozak, Joe	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Phillips, Stu	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
King, Bob	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Phillips, Stu	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Trineer, Dougie	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Townsend, Graham	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Graham, Mike	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
King, Bob	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
King, Bob	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
King, Bob	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Trineer, Dougie	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
King, Bob	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Reynolds, Donn	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:02
Daigle, Ted	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Daigle, Ted	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Phillips, Stu	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Sveen, Olaf	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Phillips, Stu	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
King, Bob	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
King, Bob	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Phillips, Stu	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Kozak, Joe	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Kozak, Joe	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Hewlett, Grant Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Phillips, Stu	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Townsend, Graham	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Blondahl, Omar	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Graham, Mike	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Phillips, Stu	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Daigle, Ted	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Blondahl, Omar	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Sharpe, Wendell	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
King, Bob	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Blondahl, Omar	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Walker, Angus	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
King, Bob	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Blondahl, Omar	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
King, Bob	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
King, Bob	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Trineer, Dougie	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Phillips, Stu	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
King, Bob	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Kozak, Joe	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Sharpe, Wendell	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Blondahl, Omar	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Smith, Hank (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
McInnis, Lew and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Blondahl, Omar	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
King, Bob	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Phillips, Stu	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Reynolds, Donn	Crossroads	The Wild One and Other Country Favourites	02:13
Van den Bergh, Bev Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Meehan, Leonard	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Blondahl, Omar	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Blondahl, Omar	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Field, Shirley	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10

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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