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	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
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
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
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	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
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
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

FEATURED

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

FEATURED

Jim Allen - A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - Visit Old Québec

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - A Visit to British Columbia

FEATURED

Mike Graham - Momento of Manitoulin

FEATURED

Omar Blondahl - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

FEATURED

Novatones - Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing For Laurel Lee

FEATURED

Bob King - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

FEATURED

Bob King - That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here

FEATURED

Bob King - Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser

FEATURED

Bob King - The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

FEATURED

Ted Daigle - Teenage Time

FEATURED

Olaf Sveen - At Jasper Park Lodge

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

FEATURED

Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

Comments