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
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
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
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26

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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