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
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
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
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	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
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
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
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18

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

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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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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