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	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
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
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48

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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