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
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
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
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
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
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32

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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