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
Joe Kozak Country Garden Girl Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips The Okanagan Valley A Visit to British Columbia
Jerry Hatton It's a Wicked World Sittin' and Thinkin'
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Jessie's Tragedy Spin it Country
Jim Allen Three Legged Milk Stool A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Shirley Field He'd Like to Give Me Everything Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Buckeroo 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Bob King Road Paved With Heartaches Sing A Country Song
Dougie Trineer Windy & Warm 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Vaya Con Dios At Home With
Angus Walker When the Bees are in the Hive Blue Grass Songs
Reg Hill Scrambled Eggs Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Graham Townsend Saskatchewan Jig Salutes Canada's Centennial
Olaf Sveen Marit Rhinelander At Jasper Park Lodge
Dougie Trineer Frankie & Johnny 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Westmorland Singers Little Liza Jane At Home With
Bob King Rose of Old Pawnee Rose of Old Pawnee b/w My Home by the Fraser
Westmorland Singers Side by Side At Home With
Stu Phillips When the Ice Worms Nest Again A Visit to British Columbia
Wendell Sharpe The Brightest One in Town The Brightest One in Town
Angus Walker The Girl I Left in Sunny Tennessee Blue Grass Songs
Stu Phillips Canada I-O Visit Old Québec
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Whiskey Before Breakfast Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Angus Walker I've Wondered Where We'd Meet Again Blue Grass Songs
Bob King The Cowboy 10th Anniversary
Stu Phillips Riverboat Captain A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Priest Who Slept One Hundred Years Visit Old Québec
Ted Daigle Red Hen Hop Teenage Time
Bob King Hey, Honey! 10th Anniversary
Reg Hill Avonmore Breakdown Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Angus Walker I Can, I Will, I Do Believe Bluegrass Special
Bob King Strawberry Roan (Wilf Carter) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Olaf Sveen Prairie Breeze Polka At Jasper Park Lodge
Bob King My Petite Marie Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Angus Walker Silver Threads & Golden Needles Bluegrass Special
Joe Kozak Bimbo Canada Salutes Nashville, Tennessee
Stu Phillips En Roulant Ma Boule Visit Old Québec
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Toe the Mark ST
Ted Daigle No One Else Teenage Time
Mike Graham People Are Beautiful in Lovely Mindemoya Momento of Manitoulin
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Let Me Know Where I Stand Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King The Little Shirt My Mother Made for Me Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Donn Reynolds Tread Softly Stranger The Wild One and other country favorites
Omar Blondahl The Sealer's Song The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Omar Blondahl Black Friday The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Stu Phillips Madeleine de vecheres Visit Old Québec
Bev Van den Bergh Marie For the Good TImes Spin it Country
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Life is Like a Merry-Go-Round Spin it Country
Angus Walker Have You Lost all the Love Bluegrass Special
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Grey Eagle Pickin' Strings No. 2
Bob King An Old Log Cabin for Sale Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Wendell Sharpe Sammy Morgan's Gin The Brightest One in Town
Reg Hill The Hangman's Waltz Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King Lonely City Park Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Omar Blondahl Bonavist Harbour 16 Songs of Newfoundland
Angus Walker Sing Sing Sing Bluegrass Special
Bob King I've Been Down That Road Before (Hank Wiliams) By Request Vol. 2: Bob King Sings Songs That Tell A Story
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Thank God You're Mine ST
Omar Blondahl The Master Watch The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Donn Reynolds No One Will Ever Know The Wild One and other country favorites
Bob King Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 10th Anniversary
Westmorland Singers How Can You Buy Killarney At Home With
Dougie Trineer The Bells of St. Mary's 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
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
Graham Townsend Nova Scotia Hop Salutes Canada's Centennial
Dougie Trineer Clarinet Polka 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Hank Smith (Heinz Schmidt) Barbara Hank Smith and The Fabulous Rodgers Brothers
Bob King Lonely City Park 10th Anniversary
Bob King Let's Make a Fair Trade Sing For Laurel Lee
Shirley Field Invitation to the Blues Two Sides of
Dougie Trineer Chromatic Boogie 24 Country Guitar Selections featuring
Angus Walker John Wesley Hardin' Bluegrass Special
Bob King Why Don't You Leave Me Sing For Laurel Lee
Bob King Little Tom Sing A Country Song
Bev Van den Bergh Marie Coal Miner's Daughter Spin it Country
Donn Reynolds Goodnight God Bless You The Wild One and other country favorites
Stu Phillips Alexander Mackenzie A Visit to British Columbia
Reg Hill Sleigh Ride Reel Ottawa Valley Fiddlin'
Omar Blondahl Mother Carey The Great Seal Hunt of Newfoundland
Bob King French Canadian Girl Sing A Country Song
Stu Phillips Nigger John Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Lew McInnis and The Rhythm Makers Don't Close the Gates ST
Graham Townsend Montréal ‘67 Salutes Canada's Centennial
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou Corina Pickin' Strings Country Style
Graham Townsend Canadian Centennial Breakdown Salutes Canada's Centennial
Westmorland Singers In the Gloaming At Home With
Stu Phillips White Stallion Legend Stu Phillips Sings Echoes of the Canadian Foothills
Reg Hill Bonnechere Point Strathspey Ottawa Valley Hoedown # 2
Bob King I Dreamed About Mom Last Night Sing With Bob King and the Country Kings
Donn Reynolds The Wild One The Wild One and other country favorites
Bev Van den Bergh Marie It Won't be Easy Spin it Country
Bob King When the Work's All Done This Fall Just Me and My Old Guitar: Bob King Sings Song That Tell a Story
Bob King Give My Love to Rose 10th Anniversary
Mike Graham Gore Bay Momento of Manitoulin
Hachey Brothers & Mary Lou How High The Moon Pickin' Strings No. 2
Wendell Sharpe Long Long Lonesome Blues The Brightest One in Town
Stu Phillips Catherine O'Hare Schubert A Visit to British Columbia
Stu Phillips The Winter Camp Visit Old Québec
Jim Allen Paddy the Coon A Tribute to the Late Ward Allen
Bob King Hey Honey Sing For Laurel Lee

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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