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	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
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	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
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
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42

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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