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	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
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 Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
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	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
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
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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