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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
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	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42

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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