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
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
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)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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