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	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55

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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