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
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
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
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
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

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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