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
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown 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
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser

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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