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
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Joe Kozak	Slowly	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:42
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Jim Allen	Paddy the Coon	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:42
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Bob King	Lonely City Park	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:34
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Catch of the Season	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
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
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Westmorland Singers	Moments to Remember	At Home With	02:19
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Novatones	Mary Lee	Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back	02:35
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
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
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Reg Hill	Avonmore Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
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
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Bob King	Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30

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

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Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

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Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

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