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
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
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
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
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
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01

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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