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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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