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
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
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	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
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
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
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
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
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
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26

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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