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
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
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
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
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
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06

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

FEATURED

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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