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
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
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
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
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 Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12

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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