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
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
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	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
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

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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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