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	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
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
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
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
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
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
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40

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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