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
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring

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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