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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
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	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
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	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Stu Phillips	En Roulant Ma Boule	Visit Old Québec	03:08
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Joe Kozak	Bimbo	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:05
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01

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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