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
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
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
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11

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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