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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
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
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32

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

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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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