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	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
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
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37

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

FEATURED

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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