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
Wendell Sharpe	Brand of My Heart	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	How High The Moon	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:49
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Bob King	Boy With a Future	10th Anniversary	02:25
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Lonesome Indian	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:20
Stu Phillips	The Village Blacksmith	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Dougie Trineer	Finger Lickin'	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:11
Graham Townsend	Sir John Abbot Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	02:38
Bob King	My Petite Marie	Sing For Laurel Lee	01:49
Angus Walker	I Cried Again	Blue Grass Songs	03:07
Stu Phillips	The Okanagan Valley	A Visit to British Columbia	02:22
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Bob King	Just Call On Me	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:00
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Spin it Country	02:57
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Omar Blondahl	When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:13
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	South	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:26
Stu Phillips	Legend Of Perce Rock	Visit Old Québec	02:12
Donn Reynolds	Joe's Been a Gettin' There	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:39
Olaf Sveen	Jasper Goodbye - Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:03
Angus Walker	John Wesley Hardin'	Bluegrass Special	02:13
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dakota Reel	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:22
Graham Townsend	Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	03:02
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Moose Jaw Rag	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:39
Ted Daigle	Farewell Adelita	Teenage Time	01:36
Mike Graham	When I Come to Manitoulin	Momento of Manitoulin	02:45
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Don't Close the Gates	ST	01:39
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Angus Walker	Why Not Confess	Blue Grass Songs	02:02
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:13
Shirley Field	Streamlined Yodel	Two Sides of	02:10
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Bob King	You and My Old Guitar	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:16
Dougie Trineer	Trambone	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:14
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
Olaf Sveen	Faraway Mountains Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:22
Joe Kozak	Fraulien	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:39
Jim Allen	Back to the Sugar Camp	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:29
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Dougie Trineer	Maria Elena	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	03:47
Wendell Sharpe	Lonesome Whistle	The Brightest One in Town	02:17
Omar Blondahl	Tickle Cove Pond	16 Songs of Newfoundland	03:33
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Donn Reynolds	Tread Softly Stranger	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:02
Bob King	The Cat Came Back	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	02:29
Reg Hill	The Hangman's Waltz	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:24
Jim Allen	Three Legged Milk Stool	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:49
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I've Fallen in Love	ST	01:54
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Reg Hill	The Broadaxe Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:21
Mike Graham	People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya	Momento of Manitoulin	03:41
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Leonard Meehan	Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	01:43
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt)	Swinging on the Strings	Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers	02:18
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Graham Townsend	Ontario Swing	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:38
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	No One Would Cry Over Me	ST	03:22
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 Winter Camp	Visit Old Québec	02:36
Reg Hill	Madawaska River Breakdown	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:41
Mike Graham	Manitoulin March	Momento of Manitoulin	01:35
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Dougie Trineer	Windy & Warm	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:27
Omar Blondahl	Saskatchewan	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	01:31
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Leonard Meehan	The Dying Seal Hunter	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:37
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor	16 Songs of Newfoundland	01:35
Stu Phillips	The Banff Cave	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:15
Stu Phillips	The Phantom Priest	Visit Old Québec	02:42
Bob King	The Cowboy	Sing A Country Song	02:38
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Thank God You're Mine	ST	02:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	A Gay Ranchero	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:50
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Donn Reynolds	The Parting	The Wild One and other country favorites	03:54
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Bob King	Going Back to an Old Love Affair	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:29
Dougie Trineer	My Pretty Bluebells	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	01:50
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Omar Blondahl	My Little Old Sod Shanty	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:34
Dougie Trineer	Sugar Foot Rag	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Omar Blondahl	Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	04:44
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Dizzy Strings	Pickin' Strings No. 2	01:51
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	An Old Log Cabin for Sale	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:35
Dougie Trineer	Tennessee Waltz	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:54

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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