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	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
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
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
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
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
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
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29

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

FEATURED

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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