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	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
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
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57

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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