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	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
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	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
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
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01

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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