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
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53

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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