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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
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
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42

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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