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
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Sunset Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

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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