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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	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

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

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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