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
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
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
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
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
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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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