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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18

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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