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	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36

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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