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
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
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
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
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
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
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
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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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