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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18

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

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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