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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
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
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
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	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47

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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