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
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
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
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19

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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