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
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

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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