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 If The Things They Say Are True The All Canadian Boy b/w If The Things They Say Are True
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Lullaby Waltz Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Meet Mr Calahan 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Ted Daigle Cut Across Shorty Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl Tickle Cove Pond 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill Puffin' On The Ole Cigar Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Dougie Trineer My Pretty Bluebells 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Omar Blondahl Squid Jiggin' Ground 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Wendell Sharpe Cold Cold Heart The Brightest One in Town
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers You've Got to Change the Way You Live ST
Stu Phillips Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia
Joe Kozak Tennessee Central No. 9 Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl The Moonshine Can 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Yellow Rose of Texas Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds Crossroads The Wild One and other country favorites
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Donn Reynolds Out of Step The Wild One and other country favorites
Angus Walker Each Seasons Changes You Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill The Timber Raft Jig Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Olaf Sveen Gipsy Princess Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Long Black Veil Bluegrass Special
Leonard Meehan Only a Quall off the Land Otto P. Kelland's Songs of the Anchor Watch: Newfoundland Folk Songs
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Waiting For My Baby ST
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Graham Townsend Sir John Abbot Waltz Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Spud Island Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Bob King French Canadian Girl 10th Anniversary
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Ted Daigle Sweet Little Sixteen Teenage Time
Joe Kozak Border Baby Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King Give My Love To Rose Sing For Laurel Lee
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers I've Fallen in Love ST
Omar Blondahl We'll Rant & We'll Roar 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Ted Daigle It May be Silly Teenage Time
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Westmorland Singers Moments to Remember At Home With
Mike Graham There's a Bridge in Little Current Momento of Manitoulin
Bob King No Parking Here 10th Anniversary
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Omar Blondahl Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Bob King On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Lamplighting Time in the Valley (C. Upton) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Grant Hewlett Nelson The Three Prospectors The Critics Choice...
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Four String Polka Pickin' Strings No. 2
Stu Phillips The Phantom Priest Visit Old Québec
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Fraulien Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Graham Manitoulin March Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Sugarfoot Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Reg Hill The Broadaxe Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Shirley Field Streamlined Yodel Two Sides of
Reg Hill Lake Kamaniskeg Waltz Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Red Red Roses Spin it Country
Bob King The Cat Came Back By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl An Eskimo Lullaby Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips The Village Blacksmith Visit Old Québec
Omar Blondahl Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Bob King That's What's On My Mind Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Southern Cross The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Dougie Trineer Country Gentleman 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King No Parking Here That's What's On My Mind b/w No Parking Here
Bob King No Parking Here Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl The Roving Newfoundlander 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Ted Daigle Farewell Adelita Teenage Time
Bob King My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Jim Allen Back Up and Push A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen

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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