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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
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
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59

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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