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	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
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
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
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
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
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
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25

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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