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
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
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
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24

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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