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
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
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
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20

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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