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
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

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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