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
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
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
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
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
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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