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	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
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	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16

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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