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	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
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
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55

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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