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
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50

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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