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
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
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
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
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 Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland

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

Phillips, Stu

Graham, Mike

Momento of Manitoulin

Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Kozak, Joe

Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock bw Call Me (1)

Hatton, Jerry

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee BACK

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

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 02

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