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
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
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
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
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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