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 Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial

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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