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
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Reg Hill	Pembroke Centennial Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:36
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Stu Phillips	Moon Over the Rockies	A Visit to British Columbia	02:52
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Joe Kozak	Lullaby Waltz	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	03:17
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Let Me Know Where I Stand	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:03
Reg Hill	Dad's Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:28
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Stu Phillips	The Fireworks	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:22
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Graham Townsend	Saskatchewan Jig	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:49
Graham Townsend	Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	01:55
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Torquay	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	When You Walked Away	ST	02:13
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Meet Mr Calahan	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:09
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Jim Allen	Kitchen Polka	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	10th Anniversary	02:01
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
Jim Allen	Maple Sugar	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:00
Donn Reynolds	The Evergreen Tree	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:38
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Stu Phillips	Mountain Boy	A Visit to British Columbia	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Angus Walker	The Wild Colonial Boy	Blue Grass Songs	03:06
Dougie Trineer	Buckeroo	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:22
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Bob King	Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:16
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Bob King	Little Tom	10th Anniversary	02:52
Ted Daigle	Sweet Little Sixteen	Teenage Time	02:34
Bob King	The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Joey Understands Me	Spin it Country	03:05
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Jerry Hatton	Walk the Floor	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55

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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