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	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
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	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
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
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
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	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32

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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