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	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
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
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
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
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29

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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