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
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
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
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	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	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15

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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