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	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04

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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