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
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
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	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27

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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