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
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
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
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
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	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43

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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