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
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
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
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
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
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59

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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