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	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
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	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
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
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32

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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