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	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
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
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39

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

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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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