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	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
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
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
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
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
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
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
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	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50

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

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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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