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
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
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
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
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
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
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
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
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

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Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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