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
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
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
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
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	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
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
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13

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

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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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