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	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
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
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53

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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