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	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32

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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