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
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
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
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38

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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