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	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
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
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
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
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
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
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55

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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