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	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
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
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10

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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