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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song

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

Phillips, Stu

Graham, Mike

Momento of Manitoulin

Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee

Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me

Kozak, Joe

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