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
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35

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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