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
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
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
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story

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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