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	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59

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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