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
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
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	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
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
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39

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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