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
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
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
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
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	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Bob King	The Ballad of Jed Clampett	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:09
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Stu Phillips	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12

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

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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