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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
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	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
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
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08

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

FEATURED

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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