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
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
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
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
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
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34

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

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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