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	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03

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

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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