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	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	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
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03

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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