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
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
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
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
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
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
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
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31

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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