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
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
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
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine 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
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
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
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs

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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