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
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Donn Reynolds Joe's Been a Gettin' There The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King Going Back to an Old Love Affair 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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Stu Phillips Star Child Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
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
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Introduction (spoken by Jim Allen) A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
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 A MacDonald Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Coconut Joe Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King Rescue at Moose River Gold Mine (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
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 On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Fraser's Highway A Visit to British Columbia
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Pray For Me Mother of Mine Sing For Laurel Lee
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker Poor Little Bullfrog Bluegrass Special
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Omar Blondahl Samuel Manuel and the Old Dog Hoods The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Spanish Two-Step Pickin' Strings Country Style
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill The Long Sault Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Dougie Trineer Guitar Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Westmorland Singers How Gently Sweet Afton At Home With
Ted Daigle Young & Beautiful Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites

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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