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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
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
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

FEATURED

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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