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
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
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
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16

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

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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