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
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
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
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13

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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