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
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale 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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

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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