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
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
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
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40

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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