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 Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

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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