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 Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59

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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