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	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
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
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
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
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14

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

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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

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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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