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
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
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
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32

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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