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
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
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
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
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
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18

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

FEATURED

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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