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
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Bob King I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary

FEATURED

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'

Brockville, Ontario → Avonmore, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Reg Hill - Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2

Brockville, Ontario → Avonmore, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jim Allen - A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

Wingham, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Donn Reynolds - The Wild One and other country favorites

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

Omar Blondahl - 16 Songs of Newfoundland

Wynyard, Saskatchewan - St. John's, Newfoundland

Bob King - 10th Anniversary

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Shirley Field - Two Sides of

Armstrong, British Columbia → Gwynne, Alberta, 🇨🇦

Graham Townsend - Salutes Canada's Centennial

Toronto, Ontario - Buckingham, Québec

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - Visit Old Québec

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Stu Phillips - A Visit to British Columbia

St-Eustache, Québec → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦 → Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Mike Graham - Momento of Manitoulin

Toronto - London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Omar Blondahl - Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Joe Kozak - Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Novatones - Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back

Truro, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob King - By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing A Country Song

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob King - Sing For Laurel Lee

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob King - Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob King - That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob King - Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob King - The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Joyceville, Ontario - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ted Daigle - Teenage Time

Jacquet River, New Brunswick - Fort William, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Olaf Sveen - At Jasper Park Lodge

Surnadal, Norway - Estevan, Saskatchewan - Edmonton, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Westmorland Singers - At Home With

Westmorland, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dougie Trineer - 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

Calumet, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Blue Grass Songs

Port Hastings, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Angus Walker - Bluegrass Special

Port Hastings, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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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