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	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
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
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26

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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