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	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
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
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
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
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49

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

FEATURED

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

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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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