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
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
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
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
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
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16

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

FEATURED

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

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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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