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
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
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	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
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
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
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

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

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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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