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	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
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
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45

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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