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
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
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
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
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	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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