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
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	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
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
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
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
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
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
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

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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