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
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
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
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
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
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
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
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55

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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