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	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
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	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
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
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	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30

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

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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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