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	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
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
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
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
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
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
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
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
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23

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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