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
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
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
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22

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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