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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
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
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
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
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
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
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
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
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16

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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