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
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
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	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Westmorland Singers	Vaya Con Dios	At Home With	02:36
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Mike Graham	White Birches	Momento of Manitoulin	02:32
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Angus Walker	When the Bees are in the Hive	Blue Grass Songs	02:08
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Dougie Trineer	Fireball Mail	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:32
Stu Phillips	The Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Angus Walker	Each Seasons Changes You	Blue Grass Songs	01:52
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Reg Hill	Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:19
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bob King	I Dreamed About Mom Last Night	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:53
Bob King	Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:30
Ted Daigle	Cut Across Shorty	Teenage Time	01:41
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:06
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Bob King	Train of Memories	Sing A Country Song	02:23
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	You've Got to Change the Way You Live	ST	02:23
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Westmorland Singers	In the Gloaming	At Home With	02:06
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Jerry Hatton	Sittin' and Thinkin'	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:25
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Omar Blondahl	The Southern Cross	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:44
Graham Townsend	Sir Charles Tupper Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:55
Stu Phillips	Star Child	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:11
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Our Blind Date	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:37
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Wendell Sharpe	The Brightest One in Town	The Brightest One in Town	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Wendell Sharpe	It's Been So Long Darling	The Brightest One in Town	01:56
Reg Hill	Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:12
Ted Daigle	No One Else	Teenage Time	02:46
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Westmorland Singers	Little Liza Jane	At Home With	01:14
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Omar Blondahl	That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:18
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
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
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Graham Townsend	Canadian Centennial Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:55
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Graham Townsend	Spud Island Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:46
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Barbara	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	01:44
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Stu Phillips	The Chief's Lament	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:41
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Angus Walker	I Can, I Will, I Do Believe	Bluegrass Special	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	The Grand Hotel	A Visit to British Columbia	01:42
Ted Daigle	It May be Silly	Teenage Time	02:34
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Bob King	Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Graham Townsend	Montréal ‘67	Salutes Canada's Centennial	02:07
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Spanish Two-Step	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:14
Joe Kozak	Border Baby	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:24
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Bob King	The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:38
Joe Kozak	Hillbilly Rock	Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me	01:48
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Fat Sydney Black	The Critics Choice...	03:08
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Angus Walker	Go Boy Go	Blue Grass Songs	01:59
Westmorland Singers	Side by Side	At Home With	02:21
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38

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

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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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