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
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Leonard Meehan The Dying Seal Hunter Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Sir John A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl The Star of Logy Bay 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Donkey Riding Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Galloping Guitar 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Wendell Sharpe Darling, Let's Turn Back the Years The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Memories of You (Souvenir de toi) (Bob King) vocals Marie King By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Leonard Meehan The Song of the Anchor Watch, Brave Captain William Jackman Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Stu Phillips The Fireworks Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers My Dying Secret ST
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Reg Hill Wally On The Deer Trail Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Jerry Hatton I've Got a New Heartache Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Kitchen Polka A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Bob King All Canadian Boy 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Graham Townsend Sir Charles Tupper Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Dougie Trineer Wildwood Flower 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule 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
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...

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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