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
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
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
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54

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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