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
Stu Phillips	Donkey Riding	Visit Old Québec	01:43
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
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	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Bob King	I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:09
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Reg Hill	Allumette Island Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:10
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
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
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Olaf Sveen	Beverly Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:43
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11

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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