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 Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time

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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