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
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
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
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Whiskey Before Breakfast	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:37
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
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	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	Almighty Voice	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:11
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:24
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43

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

FEATURED

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

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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