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
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
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
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
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
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55

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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