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
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
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
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
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
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38

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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