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
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
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	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50

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

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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