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	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	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
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32

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

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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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