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
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
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
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45

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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