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
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
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	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
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	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43

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

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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