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
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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