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	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
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
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44

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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