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	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02

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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