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
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
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
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17

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

FEATURED

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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