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	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
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
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58

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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