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 How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie I'm Leavin' You Spin it Country
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field Walking After Midnight Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec

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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