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
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) 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
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs

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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