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
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
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
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
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
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23

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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