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
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
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
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
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
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00

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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