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	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39

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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