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
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
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
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	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	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
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	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

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Jim Allen - A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

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Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and other country favorites

Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland

Bob King - 10th Anniversary

Shirley Field - Two Sides of

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial

FEATURED

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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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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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