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	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
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
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
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
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08

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

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

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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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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