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
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:14
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:59
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	When the Work's All Done This Fall	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
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
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32

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

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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