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
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
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
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
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
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23

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

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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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