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
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
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
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
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	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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