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	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	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
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
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
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
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
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
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13

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

FEATURED

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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