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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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