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 Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers

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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