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
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14

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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