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
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
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
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22

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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