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
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50

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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