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
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
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	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
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
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42

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

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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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