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
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33

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

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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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