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
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
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	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35

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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