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
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32

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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