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
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
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	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	01:44
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Donn Reynolds	Rovin' Gambler	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:15
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
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	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Donn Reynolds	Little Old Log Shanty	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:28
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16

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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