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
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
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	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44

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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