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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
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
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
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 I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST

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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