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
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
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
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21

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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