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	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
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
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22

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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