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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country

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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