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
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
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
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47

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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