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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Black Mountain Rag	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:26
Graham Townsend	Sir John A MacDonald Waltz	Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers	04:43
Bob King	Batanio the Pride of the Plains	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	03:30
Olaf Sveen	Sonya Two Step	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:55
Jim Allen	Sunset Waltz	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:10
Dougie Trineer	Dream Queen	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Minnitonka Breakdown	Pickin' Strings No. 2	02:18
Ted Daigle	Mary Lou	Teenage Time	02:36
Omar Blondahl	John Hinks	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:36
Dougie Trineer	Frankie & Johnny	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:35
Stu Phillips	Riverboat Captain	A Visit to British Columbia	02:09
Reg Hill	Road to Fort Coulonge	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:48
Donn Reynolds	No One Will Ever Know	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:12
Bob King	Rose of Old Pawnee	10th Anniversary	03:16
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
Reg Hill	Puffin' On The Ole Cigar	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:54
Angus Walker	Silver Threads & Golden Needles	Bluegrass Special	02:08
Mike Graham	Sands of Providence Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	03:26
Bob King	Jimmy Brown the Newsboy	10th Anniversary	01:42
Stu Phillips	The Horse Trader	Visit Old Québec	01:25
Omar Blondahl	She's Like the Swallow	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:25
Angus Walker	How Can You Refuse Him Now	Bluegrass Special	02:06
Bob King	Little Tom	Sing A Country Song	02:52
Stu Phillips	The Lost Lemon Mine	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	02:30
Stu Phillips	Madeleine de vecheres	Visit Old Québec	02:14
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	I Need to Know	ST	02:18
Mike Graham	There's a Bridge in Little Current	Momento of Manitoulin	01:42
Angus Walker	Poor Little Bullfrog	Bluegrass Special	01:59
Bob King	No Parking Here	10th Anniversary	02:14
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	I'm Leavin' You	Spin it Country	02:38
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Panhandle Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:19
Omar Blondahl	Yellow Rose of Texas	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	02:01
Jim Allen	Back Up and Push	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:58
Dougie Trineer	The Bells of St. Mary's	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:55
Angus Walker	I'll Forgive You	Bluegrass Special	02:26
Bob King	Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter)	By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story	03:16
Reg Hill	Scrambled Eggs	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:14
Ted Daigle	Red Hen Hop	Teenage Time	01:47
Olaf Sveen	Man & Wife Schottische	At Jasper Park Lodge	01:42
Reg Hill	Wally On The Deer Trail	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	01:55
Bob King	Pray For Me Mother of Mine	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:40
Reg Hill	Clayton Poirier Two-Step	Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2	02:43
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	You Know Who	Spin it Country	02:27
Stu Phillips	The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years	Visit Old Québec	02:01
Ted Daigle	Legend of Chaleur Bay	Teenage Time	02:40
Donn Reynolds	Little Miss Blue Eyes	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:08
Bob King	French Canadian Girl	Sing A Country Song	02:01
Bob King	Be Careful of Stones That You Throw	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:33
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Corina	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:17
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	It Won't be Easy	Spin it Country	02:53
Graham Townsend	B.C. Centennial	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:59
Jim Allen	Mountain Park Breakdown	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	01:55
Jerry Hatton	It's a Wicked World	Sittin' and Thinkin'	02:33
Omar Blondahl	Ballad of the Frank Slide	Omar's Favorite Folk Songs	03:16
Graham Townsend	Nova Scotia Hop	Salutes Canada's Centennial	01:56
Omar Blondahl	The Sealer's Song	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:29
Bob King	Give My Love to Rose	10th Anniversary	03:26
Leonard Meehan	The Low Blue Hills of Home	Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs	03:19
Bob King	That's What's On My Mind	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	01:59
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers	Waiting For My Baby	ST	02:21
Angus Walker	Have You Lost all the Love	Bluegrass Special	02:35
Omar Blondahl	Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	04:25
Angus Walker	If Teardrops Were Pennies	Blue Grass Songs	02:13
Donn Reynolds	Out of Step	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:18
Joe Kozak	Tennessee Central No. 9	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:06
Mike Graham	Gore Bay	Momento of Manitoulin	01:32
Shirley Field	Shattered	Two Sides of	02:54
Stu Phillips	Bill Miner	A Visit to British Columbia	03:13
Stu Phillips	Legend of the Fernie Fire	A Visit to British Columbia	02:15
Bob King	My Home By The Fraser	Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings	03:14
Stu Phillips	Bill Barker's Party	A Visit to British Columbia	01:45
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Old Joe Clark	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:46
Olaf Sveen	Blue Canadian Rockies	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:27
Joe Kozak	Country Garden Girl	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:32
Shirley Field	He Taught Me To Yodel	Two Sides of	01:47
Bob King	Mummy Please Stay Home With Me	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:50
Bob King	Hey, Honey!	10th Anniversary	02:01
Graham Townsend	Manitoba Waltz	Salutes Canada's Centennial	03:06
Shirley Field	Chime Bells	Two Sides of	02:15
Donn Reynolds	The Wild One	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:20
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou	Apple Rag	Pickin' Strings Country Style	02:29
Stu Phillips	When the Ice Worms Nest Again	A Visit to British Columbia	02:34
Angus Walker	Sing Sing Sing	Bluegrass Special	02:14
Joe Kozak	The Lights are Growing Dim	Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee	02:51
Bob King	If The Things They Say Are True	The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True	02:06
Donn Reynolds	Crossroads	The Wild One and other country favorites	02:13
Grant Hewlett Nelson	Walk 'Round th' Hound	The Critics Choice...	01:51
Jim Allen	Faded Love	A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen	02:38
Bob King	She Went Without Saying Goodbye	Sing For Laurel Lee	02:35
Olaf Sveen	Eva Marie Waltz	At Jasper Park Lodge	02:40
Omar Blondahl	The Moonshine Can	16 Songs of Newfoundland	02:43
Bob King	Driftwood On the River	Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story	02:36
Reg Hill	Uncle John McDermid's Reel	Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'	02:06
Dougie Trineer	Wildwood Flower	24 Country Guitar Selections featuring	02:15
Omar Blondahl	The Master Watch	The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland	02:43
Stu Phillips	Albert Johnson	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	03:16
Stu Phillips	Bull Train	Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills	01:31
Bob King	Lonely City Park	10th Anniversary	02:34
Bev Van den Bergh Marie	There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon)	Spin it Country	02:25

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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