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
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41

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

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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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