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
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
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
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21

Banff Rodeo Records

Tracks

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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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