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
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Rock b/w Call Me
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story

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

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

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