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	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
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
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52

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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