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
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
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
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

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

Kozak, Joe - Hillbilly Rock bw Call Me (1)

Hatton, Jerry

Joe Kozak - Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee BACK

The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 02

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 01

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