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
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
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
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
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
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
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

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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