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	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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