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
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
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
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
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
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
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	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10

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

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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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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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