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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
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
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22

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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