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
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney 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
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites

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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