Banff Rodeo Records

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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
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
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and other country favorites

Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

Reg Hill Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2 (1)

Reg Hill

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin' Side 2

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin' Side 1

A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One BACK

Donn Reynolds

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and Other Country Favourites

Fred Dixon & the Friday Afternoon - ST BACK

16 Songs of Newfoundland

Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland BACK

Bob King 10th Anniversary BACK

10th Anniversary

Bob King - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story Side 2

Bob King - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story Side 1

Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

Shirley Field - Two Sides of BACK

Two Sides of

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers BACK

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial BACK

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial

Van den Bergh, Bev Marie

Field, Shirley

Visit Old Québec

Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

A Visit to British Columbia

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