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	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
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	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
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
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
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
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59

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

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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