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
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
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
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
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
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
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
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
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
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41

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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