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
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52

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

FEATURED

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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