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
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
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
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
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
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
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
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
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34

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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