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
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary

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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