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
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
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
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45

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

FEATURED

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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