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
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
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
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST

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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