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
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51

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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