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	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
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
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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