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
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
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	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21

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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