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
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
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
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of

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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