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	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
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
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
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	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48

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

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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