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	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
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
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01

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

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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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