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
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
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
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
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
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43

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

FEATURED

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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