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	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
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
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	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

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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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