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
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
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
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27

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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