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
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01

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

FEATURED

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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