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	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	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
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24

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

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

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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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