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	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50

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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