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
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
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
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
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
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11

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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