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	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
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
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06

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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