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
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
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	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
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
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
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 Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55

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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