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
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
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
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	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

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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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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