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
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
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
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23

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

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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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