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	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
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
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
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
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
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	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47

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

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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

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