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	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
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
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47

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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