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
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
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
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
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
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
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
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
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

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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