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
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Batanio the Pride of the Plains Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Boy With a Future 10th Anniversary
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Bill Miner Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee

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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