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
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
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
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13

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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