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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
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
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing For Laurel Lee

FEATURED

Bob King - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

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Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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