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 Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites

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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