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
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
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
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22

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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