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
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
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	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
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
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
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	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03

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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