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
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
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
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	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
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
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

FEATURED

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

FEATURED

Jim Allen - A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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