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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
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	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
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	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54

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

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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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