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	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33

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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