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
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
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 Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

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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