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
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54

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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