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
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
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
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
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
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
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
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02

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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