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
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
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
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
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
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32

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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