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
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59

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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