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
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
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
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
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
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11

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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