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
Omar Blondahl The Ship that Never Returned The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Huntingdon Shore 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Tired of Livin' Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Country Gentleman Pickin' Strings Country Style
Omar Blondahl Ballad of the Frank Slide Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Reg Hill Clayton Poirier Two-Step Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King The French Song Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips The Champlain & St. Lawrence Line Visit Old Québec
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Bev Van den Bergh Marie There's a Little Town (Bobcaygeon) Spin it Country
Dougie Trineer Day Dream 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Wendell Sharpe Lonesome Whistle The Brightest One in Town
Bob King The Waltz of Two Broken Hearts Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Graham Townsend Ontario Swing Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Olaf Sveen Beverly Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou South Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King Little Tom 10th Anniversary
Graham Townsend Sir MacKenzie Bowel Jig Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Graham Townsend Sir Wilfred Laurier Reel Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Omar Blondahl Trinity Cake 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker I Cried Again Blue Grass Songs
Omar Blondahl The Boston Burgler Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Dougie Trineer Tennessee Waltz 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Laurel Lee Sing For Laurel Lee
Stu Phillips Almighty Voice Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Panhandle Rag Pickin' Strings Country Style
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Donn Reynolds The Parting The Wild One and other country favorites
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
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
Jim Allen Mountain Girl A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Dougie Trineer Trambone 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Shirley Field Shattered Two Sides of
Ted Daigle Mary Lou Teenage Time
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Olaf Sveen Man & Wife Schottische At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl Lawrence Whelan Falls in the Brine The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Bull Train Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Shirley Field Evening Shadows Two Sides of
Bob King The Ballad of the Chapeau Boys (Bob King and Needham) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King The Ballad of Jed Clampett By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Bob King If The Things They Say Are True Sing For Laurel Lee
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Joe Kozak The Lights are Growing Dim Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Omar Blondahl Green Flowers Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Bob King Driftwood On the River Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Jim Allen Fairy Lake Waltz A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Donn Reynolds The Evergreen Tree The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl The Devil And The Farmer's Wife Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou A Gay Ranchero Pickin' Strings Country Style
Dougie Trineer Sugar Foot Rag 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King You and My Old Guitar Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King It Breaks a Mothers Heart Sing A Country Song
Joe Kozak Slowly Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Our Blind Date Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Donn Reynolds Little Old Log Shanty The Wild One and other country favorites
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 Ballad of a Teenage Queen Teenage Time
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Jim Allen Faded Love A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Jim Allen Back to the Sugar Camp A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Joe Kozak Sunny South by the Sea Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Angus Walker If Teardrops Were Pennies Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Albert Johnson Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Graham Townsend Alexander MacKenzie March Salutes Canada's Prime Ministers
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Dakota Reel Pickin' Strings No. 2
Graham Townsend B.C. Centennial Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou The Old Man And Old Woman Pickin' Strings No. 2
Reg Hill Dad's Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Olaf Sveen Jasper Goodbye - Waltz At Jasper Park Lodge
Omar Blondahl My Pretty Quadroon Omar's Favorite Folk Songs
Graham Townsend Manitoba Waltz Salutes Canada's Centennial
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Angus Walker Give My Love to Nell Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Stu Phillips Legend of the Fernie Fire A Visit to British Columbia
Olaf Sveen Blue Canadian Rockies At Jasper Park Lodge
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 Simon Gun-a-Noot A Visit to British Columbia

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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