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
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
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	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
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
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
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
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23

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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