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
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
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	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
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
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
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	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46

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

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

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Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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