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	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
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
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
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
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
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	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46

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

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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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