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
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
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
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55

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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