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
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
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
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
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
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
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
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19

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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