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
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43

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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