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	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
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	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
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
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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