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
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
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
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
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
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01

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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