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
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
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
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
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
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:01
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06

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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