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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
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	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39

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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