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
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25

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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