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
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
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
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07

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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