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
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23

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

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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