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	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
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
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
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	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
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
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09

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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