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
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
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
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
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 My Love Loves Me At Home With
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

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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