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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
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
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33

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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