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
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34

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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