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
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
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
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
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
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

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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