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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
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	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
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
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

FEATURED

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Mike Graham - Momento of Manitoulin

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Omar Blondahl - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

FEATURED

Novatones - Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing For Laurel Lee

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Olaf Sveen - At Jasper Park Lodge

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

FEATURED

Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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