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
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00

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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