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	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14

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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