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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
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
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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