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	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39

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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