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
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
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
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	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
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
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
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44

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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