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
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
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
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time

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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