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
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
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
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
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
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14

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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