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	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
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
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47

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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