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
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	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:06
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12

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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