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
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
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
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17

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

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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