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	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
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
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
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	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20

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

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

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Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

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Joe Kozak - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

FEATURED

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

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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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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