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
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49

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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