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	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
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
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49

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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