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
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

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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