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	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
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
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25

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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