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
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Mountain Boy A Visit to British Columbia
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Olaf Sveen Eva Marie Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Blue Smoke 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Lukey's Boat 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) I'll Take a Chance on Loving You Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill The Kiddy Car Reel Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jim Allen Mountain Park Breakdown A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bob King Once More Sing A Country Song
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Saskatchewan Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bill Barker's Party A Visit to British Columbia
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years 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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