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
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
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
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
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
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55

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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