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	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Mike Graham	Another Autumn On Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	03:19
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
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
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Omar Blondahl	My Pretty Quadroon	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:14
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	Let's Make a Fair Trade	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59

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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