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	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00

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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