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
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
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	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21

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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