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	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
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
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15

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

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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