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	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
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
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
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
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
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
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36

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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