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	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
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
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
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	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
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
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10

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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