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	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
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
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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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