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
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
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
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song

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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