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
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
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
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
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	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
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	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21

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

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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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