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
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
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
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
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
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21

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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