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
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
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
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
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
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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