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
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
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
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country

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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