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
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32

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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