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
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
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	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43

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

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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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