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
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
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
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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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