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
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
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
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39

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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