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
Omar Blondahl She's Like the Swallow 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town

Van den Bergh, Bev Marie

Two Sides of

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

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia LABEL 01

Stu Phillips-A Visit to British Columbia BACK

Stu Phillips - Sings Echoes Of The Canadian Foothills BACK

Stu Phillips - Visit to Old Quebec BACK

Stu Phillips - Visit to Old Quebec LABEL 01

Stu Phillips - Visit to Old Quebec LABEL 02

RPM Magazine promo

Townsend, Graham

Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back

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