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
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
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
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26

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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