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
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
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
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29

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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