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	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
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
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing For Laurel Lee

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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