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	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
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
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
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
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
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
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13

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