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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	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
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
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
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54

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

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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