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	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
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
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
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
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59

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

FEATURED

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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