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	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
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
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27

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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