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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
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
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19

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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