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
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Omar Blondahl	Squid Jiggin' Ground	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:54
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Leonard Meehan	Only a Quall off the Land	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	02:29
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Devil And The Farmer's Wife	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:13
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Shirley Field	Down in the Valley	Two Sides of	04:04
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32

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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