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
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec

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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