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
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall 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
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches 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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