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	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11

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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