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
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
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	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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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