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
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
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
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46

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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