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
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
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
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	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

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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

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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