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
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
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	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
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
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04

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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