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
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
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
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
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
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15

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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