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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55

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

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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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