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	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
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
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
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
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14

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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