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
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
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
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
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
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
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	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
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 Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38

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

FEATURED

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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