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 Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
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
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland

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

The Wild One and other country favorites

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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