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
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
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
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22

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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