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
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
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	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
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
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
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
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
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	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45

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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