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
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
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
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	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
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18

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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