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	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
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
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
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
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53

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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