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
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
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
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41

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

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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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