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
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
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
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
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	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
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	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
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
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
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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