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
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	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
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
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
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44

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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