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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	San Antonio Rose	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:51
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
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
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Jim Allen	Mountain Girl	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Omar Blondahl	Green Flowers	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:49
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Reg Hill	Bonnechere Point Strathspey	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	My Dying Secret	ST	02:42
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
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
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
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Snowshoes	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:07
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Reg Hill	Sleigh Ride Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:39
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Bob King	The Cowboy	10th Anniversary	02:38
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Grey Eagle	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Rippling Water Jig	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:42
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Angus Walker	I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again	Blue Grass Songs	02:03
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Westmorland Singers	Come On Down South	At Home With	02:03
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	I'll Take a Chance on Loving You	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:11
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
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35

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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