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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
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
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32

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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