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 My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
Olaf Sveen Sonya Two Step At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Legend Of Perce Rock Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With

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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