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
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
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
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
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
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
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52

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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