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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
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	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
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
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41

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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