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	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
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
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
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	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43

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

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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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