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 Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March 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
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country

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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