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
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
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
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
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
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39

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

FEATURED

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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