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 Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz 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
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love 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
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town

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

The Wild One and other country favorites

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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