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	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
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
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06

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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