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 Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
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 The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 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
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds Rovin' Gambler The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'

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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