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
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
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
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
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	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
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
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30

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

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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