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	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
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
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39

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

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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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