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
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
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
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56

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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