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	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
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
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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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