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 My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers

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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