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
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
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	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42

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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