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
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
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	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
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
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34

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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