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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
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
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
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
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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

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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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