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
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
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
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07

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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