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	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
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
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
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
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08

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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