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 Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Lester Chaney and the Polar Bears The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Stu Phillips The Chief's Lament Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Stu Phillips Dollard des ormeaux Visit Old Québec
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Mike Graham White Birches Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Bluest Man in Town 10th Anniversary
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers No One Would Cry Over Me ST
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Reg Hill Uncle John McDermid's Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King Train of Memories Sing A Country Song
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I Need to Know ST
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Dougie Trineer Maria Elena 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Reg Hill Road to Fort Coulonge Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Stu Phillips Ernest Cashel Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Faraway Mountains Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Graham Townsend Alberta Polka Salutes Canada's Centennial
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker I'll Forgive You Bluegrass Special
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Reg Hill Allumette Island Hornpipe Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Horse Trader Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Go Boy Go Blue Grass Songs
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips Moon Over the Rockies A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker How Can You Refuse Him Now Bluegrass Special
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 It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Graham Townsend Québec Reel Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Reg Hill Musty Muldoon's Irish Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Joey Understands Me Spin it Country
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Joe Kozak Moonshy Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Leonard Meehan The Low Blue Hills of Home Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl When Paddy McGinty Plays the Harp 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King My Home By The Fraser Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King The All Canadian Boy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style

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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