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
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
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
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
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	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	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
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18

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

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

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Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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