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	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
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	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

FEATURED

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - A Visit to British Columbia

FEATURED

Mike Graham - Momento of Manitoulin

FEATURED

Omar Blondahl - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

FEATURED

Novatones - Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing For Laurel Lee

FEATURED

Bob King - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

FEATURED

Bob King - That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here

FEATURED

Bob King - Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser

FEATURED

Bob King - The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

FEATURED

Ted Daigle - Teenage Time

FEATURED

Olaf Sveen - At Jasper Park Lodge

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

FEATURED

Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

Comments