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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30

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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