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
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
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
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11

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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