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
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs

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

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

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