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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle Mary Lou 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
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
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

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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