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
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Minnitonka Breakdown Pickin' Strings No. 2
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True 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
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie Breakdown 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec

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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