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
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
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	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14

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

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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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