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	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
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
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49

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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