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	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
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
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
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
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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