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
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
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
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06

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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