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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
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
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32

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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