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
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	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
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
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
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	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
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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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