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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
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	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
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
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31

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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