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
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Bob King Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Bob Miller) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Jerry Hatton Walk the Floor Sittin' and Thinkin'
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Jerry Hatton The Wild Side of Life Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bob King Be Careful of Stones That You Throw Sing For Laurel Lee
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Wendell Sharpe It's Been So Long Darling The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The All Canadian Boy The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Catch of the Season 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bob King That's What's On My Mind That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Grant Hewlett Nelson Pook (The Eskimo Boy) The Critics Choice...
Grant Hewlett Nelson Walk 'Round th' Hound The Critics Choice...
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 It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl My Little Blue Hen 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Sir John S.D. Thompson Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dizzy Strings Pickin' Strings No. 2
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Beneath the Willow Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
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
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Bob King The Bluest Man in Town Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King My Home by the Fraser Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Shirley Field He Taught Me To Yodel Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Guitar Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Mike Graham Sands of Providence Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Shirley Field Talk Back Trembling Lips Two Sides of
Mike Graham When I Come to Manitoulin Momento of Manitoulin
Westmorland Singers My Love Loves Me At Home With
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Westmorland Singers Come On Down South At Home With
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Graham Townsend New Brunswick Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou San Antonio Rose Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King The Cowboy Sing A Country Song
Jim Allen Maple Sugar A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Leonard Meehan Boom Boom Boom, Roar Roar Roar Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Lost Lemon Mine Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Grant Hewlett Nelson Fat Sydney Black The Critics Choice...
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bev Van den Bergh Marie You Know Who Spin it Country
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Dougie Trineer Boogie Blues 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Reg Hill Waltz Promenade Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Dougie Trineer Fireball Mail 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Eatin' Outa Your Hand Bluegrass Special
Mike Graham Manitoulin Paradise of Man Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Angus Walker Why Not Confess Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips The Grand Hotel A Visit to British Columbia

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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