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
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
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	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47

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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