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
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41

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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