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
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Wendell Sharpe Roses Are Blooming The Brightest One in Town
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Guitar Breakdown Boogie Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Wendell Sharpe Brand of My Heart The Brightest One in Town
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Dream Queen 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Old Joe Clark Pickin' Strings Country Style
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Just Call On Me Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill Madawaska River Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec

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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