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
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
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	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26

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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