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
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 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
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
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
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig 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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

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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