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
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Bob King	My Son Calls Another Man Daddy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:30
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Holiday Clog	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:41
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	The Old Man And Old Woman	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:08
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Omar Blondahl	An Eskimo Lullaby	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:15
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	We'll Rant & We'll Roar	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:12
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Omar Blondahl	The Ship that Never Returned	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:14
Omar Blondahl	Huntingdon Shore	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:42
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Reg Hill	Waltz Promenade	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:30
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
Bob King	It Breaks a Mothers Heart	Sing A Country Song	02:56
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Stu Phillips	White Stallion Legend	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:38
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	For the Good TImes	Spin it Country	03:59
Jim Allen	Fairy Lake Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:52
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Stu Phillips	Catherine O'Hare Schubert	A Visit to British Columbia	02:32
Graham Townsend	Alexander MacKenzie March	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
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	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Tired of Livin'	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:54
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Omar Blondahl	Lukey's Boat	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Bob King	Why Don't You Leave Me	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:13
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser	03:32
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
Westmorland Singers	How Can You Buy Killarney	At Home With	02:11
Dougie Trineer	Boogie Blues	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:23
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Red Red Roses	Spin it Country	03:27
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Wendell Sharpe	Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years	The Brightest One in Town	01:40
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Four String Polka	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:39
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Stu Phillips	Fraser's Highway	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07

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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