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 Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
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
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
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
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57

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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