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
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Torquay Pickin' Strings No. 2
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl John Hinks 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Black Mountain Rag Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Apple Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie A Little Bit of Love Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Novatones Mary Lee Mary Lee b/w Please Come Back
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Stu Phillips The Banff Cave Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Shirley Field Down in the Valley Two Sides of
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland

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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