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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
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
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
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
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
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
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
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
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55

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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