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
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
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	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34

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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