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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary

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

Phillips, Stu

Graham, Mike

Momento of Manitoulin

Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Kozak, Joe

Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock bw Call Me (1)

Hatton, Jerry

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee BACK

The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 02

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