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
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
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
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

FEATURED

Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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