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
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	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
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
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
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	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51

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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