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
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Banks of Newfoundland Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and Other Country Favourites
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Lonesome Indian Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country

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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