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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
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
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43

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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