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
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
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 Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40

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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