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
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
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
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
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
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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