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
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
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
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style

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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