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
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Shirley Field	Invitation to the Blues	Two Sides of	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Toe the Mark	ST	02:04
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Stu Phillips	Ernest Cashel	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:37
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Stu Phillips	Alexander Mackenzie	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Olaf Sveen	Prairie Breeze Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:38
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
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
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Jessie's Tragedy	Spin it Country	03:35
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Mike Graham	Manitoulin Paradise of Man	Momento of Manitoulin	02:01
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Bob King	Coconut Joe	Sing A Country Song	02:15
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
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:04
Shirley Field	Walking After Midnight	Two Sides of	02:20
Angus Walker	Eatin' Outa Your Hand	Bluegrass Special	01:52
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Omar Blondahl	The Boston Burgler	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:47
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08

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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