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	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
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
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
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
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
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Reg Hill	The Timber Raft Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43

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

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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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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