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
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
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
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
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
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35

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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