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
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
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
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
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
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09

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

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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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