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
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
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
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03

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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