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
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	The Bluest Man in Town	Sing A Country Song	02:41
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Dougie Trineer	Galloping Guitar	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:01
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Joe Kozak	Sunny South by the Sea	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	01:45
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Wendell Sharpe	My Mother	The Brightest One in Town	02:40
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Bob King	Once More	Sing A Country Song	02:58
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	My Home by the Fraser	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:14
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Westmorland Singers	When You Come to the End of the Day	At Home With	01:55
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Pook (The Eskimo Boy)	The Critics Choice...	02:55
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round	Spin it Country	02:30
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Sugarfoot Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Stu Phillips	Simon Gun-a-Noot	A Visit to British Columbia	02:23
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
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
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
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
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	Sing A Country Song	01:42
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Jerry Hatton	The Wild Side of Life	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:32
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Donn Reynolds	Goodnight God Bless You	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Reg Hill	The Kiddy Car Reel	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:22
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25

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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