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	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
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
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
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
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42

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

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

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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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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