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
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
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
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
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
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
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
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
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
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
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10

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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