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
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
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
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
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
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
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
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50

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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