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
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
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
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
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30

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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