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	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
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	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32

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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