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	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	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
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
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
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59

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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