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	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
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
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
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
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04

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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