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
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
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
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
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
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59

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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