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	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
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
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	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
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43

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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