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
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08

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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