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
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Ted Daigle Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Help Me Make it Through the Night Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Stu Phillips Bill Miner A Visit to British Columbia
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Holiday Clog Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Mummy Please Stay Home With Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
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 The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Swinging on the Strings Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Snowshoes Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Jerry Hatton Sittin' and Thinkin' Sittin' and Thinkin'
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers When You Walked Away ST
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Moose Jaw Rag Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Mary Ann Regrets (Harland Howard) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
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
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Pembroke Centennial Breakdown Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Angus Walker The Wild Colonial Boy Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Rippling Water Jig Pickin' Strings Country Style
Shirley Field Chime Bells Two Sides of
Donn Reynolds Little Miss Blue Eyes The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King She Went Without Saying Goodbye Sing For Laurel Lee
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Wendell Sharpe My Mother The Brightest One in Town
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
Jim Allen Hobo's Jig A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Dougie Trineer Finger Lickin' 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy Sing A Country Song
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Dancing Waters Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Legend of Chaleur Bay Teenage Time
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Mike Graham Another Autumn On Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers When You Come to the End of the Day At Home With
Mike Graham Billings Momento of Manitoulin
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Omar Blondahl My Little Old Sod Shanty Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary

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

The Wild One and other country favorites

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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