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	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
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
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19

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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