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
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

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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