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
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
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
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
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
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
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	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25

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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