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	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
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
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
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
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
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
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47

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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