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 Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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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