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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak Fraulien 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
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...

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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