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	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
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	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58

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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