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
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
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
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
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

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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