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
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
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
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08

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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