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
Joe Kozak	Moonshy	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:07
Wendell Sharpe	Roses Are Blooming	The Brightest One in Town	01:38
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
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
Dougie Trineer	Blue Smoke	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:45
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Jim Allen	Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen)	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	00:42
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Stu Phillips	Dollard des ormeaux	Visit Old Québec	02:10
Shirley Field	He'd Like to Give Me Everything	Two Sides of	01:38
Wendell Sharpe	Long Long Lonesome Blues	The Brightest One in Town	01:43
Bob King	No Parking Here	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:30
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Stu Phillips	Nigger John	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Graham Townsend	Alberta Polka	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:45
Stu Phillips	Canada I-O	Visit Old Québec	01:49
Shirley Field	Evening Shadows	Two Sides of	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Jim Allen	Hobo's Jig	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:14
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
Dougie Trineer	Day Dream	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	Give My Love To Rose	Sing For Laurel Lee	03:26
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Guitar Breakdown Boogie	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:39
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Olaf Sveen	Marit Rhinelander	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:29
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	All Canadian Boy	10th Anniversary	02:29
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Angus Walker	The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee	Blue Grass Songs	02:47
Bob King	The French Song	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:12
Ted Daigle	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Teenage Time	02:22
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
Ted Daigle	Young & Beautiful	Teenage Time	02:26
Dougie Trineer	Chromatic Boogie	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:09
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	A Little Bit of Love	Spin it Country	02:36
Bob King	Bluest Man in Town	10th Anniversary	02:41
Reg Hill	Dancing Waters Waltz	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:48
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Country Gentleman	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:13
Graham Townsend	New Brunswick Breakdown	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:54
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Shirley Field	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Two Sides of	02:44
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Angus Walker	Long Black Veil	Bluegrass Special	01:57
Dougie Trineer	Guitar Boogie Breakdown	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:17
Leonard Meehan	The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:55
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	Black Friday	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:23
Westmorland Singers	How Gently Sweet Afton	At Home With	02:57
Omar Blondahl	Trinity Cake	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:12
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Bob King	Road Paved With Heartaches	Sing A Country Song	01:32
Omar Blondahl	Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	03:48
Jerry Hatton	I've Got a New Heartache	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:35
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
Wendell Sharpe	Sammy Morgan's Gin	The Brightest One in Town	01:46
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Westmorland Singers	My Love Loves Me	At Home With	02:54
Bob King	Hey Honey	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:01
Bob King	The All Canadian Boy	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	02:45
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:32
Omar Blondahl	The Roving Newfoundlander	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Grant Hewlett Nelson	The Three Prospectors	The Critics Choice...	02:21
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Mike Graham	Billings	Momento of Manitoulin	01:30
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Olaf Sveen	Gipsy Princess Polka	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:09
Bob King	Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:10
Reg Hill	The Long Sault Hornpipe	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Omar Blondahl	Mother Carey	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Omar Blondahl	The Star of Logy Bay	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:51
Graham Townsend	Québec Reel	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Wendell Sharpe	Cold Cold Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:43
Bob King	Laurel Lee	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:48
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Coal Miner's Daughter	Spin it Country	03:13
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Dougie Trineer	Clarinet Polka	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:47
Omar Blondahl	Bonavist Harbour	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:06
Omar Blondahl	My Little Blue Hen	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:31
Graham Townsend	Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:00
Bob King	No Parking Here	That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here	02:14
Graham Townsend	Banks of Newfoundland	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:43
Dougie Trineer	Country Gentleman	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:19
Angus Walker	Give My Love to Nell	Blue Grass Songs	03:12
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29

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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