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
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
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
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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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