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	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
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
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57

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

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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