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	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
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
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
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
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
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
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
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	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55

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

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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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