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
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02

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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