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
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	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
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30

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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