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
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
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	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
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
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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