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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
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
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
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
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03

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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