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	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
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
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39

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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