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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
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
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
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
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
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
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing For Laurel Lee

FEATURED

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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