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
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
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
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29

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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