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
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
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	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
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	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
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
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37

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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