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
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
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
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12

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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