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	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
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 Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
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
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43

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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