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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
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
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
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
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
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
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
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
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15

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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