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
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
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
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
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 Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2

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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