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
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
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
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16

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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