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	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09

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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